Pardon might be the Trump card
October 11, 2019
President George W. Bush used to say he was a “uniter; not a divider” and in a lot of ways he was right. I wasn’t a particularly big fan of his conservative politics and I felt he jumped onto too many popular causes to solidify his constituent base. But he was good for the country, overall, and while I would have preferred both of his opponents, the country survived quite well under his leadership. While I rarely agreed with his political decisions, I never thought he was actually wrong — he just wasn’t as correct as I wanted him to be.
I can’t say the same for the current president. He’s inex...
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