As I said before, it's a good thing that Scooter wasn't a juvenile or mentally handicapped because with those convicts, Bush expresses "great confidence in our system of laws"... And you're not getting the hypocrisy here!??... Hypothetically, your 16yo kid or mentally handicapped cousin had a better chance of execution in Texas but with Scooter, the Decider is a "compassionate conservative"?... Go figure ?? Bottom line -- Team Decider had to shut Scooter the hell up rather than risk him telling all in prison, and a full pardon will follow as Dubya is exiting the Oval Office...