http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/12/former_illinois_gov_george_rya.html

As originally seen on BccList.com here, dubya loves pardoning those with drug related convictions like John Forte.

Such as the following from earlier today, December 23rd…

William Thomas Alvis III – Flushing, Ohio

Offense: Possession of an unregistered firearm, 26 U.S.C. § 5861; distribution of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (1).

Sentence: May 21, 1990; Northern District of West Virginia; 13 months in prison, five years of supervised release following the prison term.

Steve Doyle Cavender – The Villages, Florida

Offense: Conspiring to import, possess, distribute and dispense marijuana; importing and causing to be imported marijuana; possessing marijuana with intent to distribute; 18 U.S.C. § 371, 21 U.S.C. §841(a)(1), 952(a).

Sentence: Aug. 6, 1973; Northern District of Alabama; six months in prison in a jail-type institution, five years of probation, two years of special parole.

Marie Elena Eppens a/k/a Marie Elana Eppens – Lynden, Washington

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute marijuana; 21 U.S.C. § 846.

Sentence: June 9, 1992; District of Nebraska; four years of probation conditioned on 60 days of confinement in a jail-type institution on work release, four months of home detention and performance of 200 hours of community service.

Here’s a drug related conviction that received a commutation from dubya today…

Reed Raymond Prior – Des Moines, Iowa

Offense: Possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute; 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).

Sentence: April 11, 1996; Southern District of Iowa; life in prison, 10 years of supervised release.

Terms of commutation: Prison sentence to expire on Feb. 23, 2009, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release with all its conditions.

Lastly, this one is a pretty interesting pardon from today though not drug related…

Charles Thompson Winters – Miami, Florida

Offense: Conspiracy to export, and exportation, of a military aircraft to a foreign country in violation of the Neutrality Act of 1939; 22 U.S.C. § 448(a).

Sentence: Feb. 4, 1949; Southern District of Florida; 18 months in prison, $5,000 fine.

Maybe all Presidents pardon and/or commute sentences for a lot of people with drug related convictions.  Who can forget about the pardoning of Roger Clinton, Jr.?

Really cool ideas for stuff…

http://www.yankodesign.com/2008/12/23/best-of-yanko-design-2008/

My favorite design is that rolling bench (#2) unless the rain soaks all sides of the bench. It would be awesome for the hour or two after a rain. There would be a lot of shin bangin’ as well.

Kevin Rose, thank you. Will Kevin digg the originally submitted Digg link for the article seen in his Tweet?

P.S. Is that new Kevin Rose/Digg BusinessWeek article on the way to the presses? Like Inc. Mag’s recent cover story, it should be interesting to see if a rumored BusinessWeek story soon to come will be able to compete with the earlier BusinessWeek article seen back in the day…

I ask the same question.  I think the tax payers should as well.

“You and your cronies.”  Who knows?

Unfortunately, I can’t embed the clip from MSNBC of Jim Cramer going off during Hardball with Chris Matthews hosted by Mike Barnicle.  Darnit.  But, if you click the picture below, you’ll be sent to a working video after 31 seconds of a commercial plays…