It's About Time

So in his last day as President of the United States, George W. Bush used his executive power to finally commute the sentences of the two border guards, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, that were convicted of shooting a fleeing drug dealer (who has since been arrested for drug smuggling) in the rear, then trying to cover it up. O.k, I get the fact that they had to pay for their "crime" of the cover-up (of which, I don't believe all the facts did actually come out or at least not everyone seems to know them) but to have these guys in prison for as long as they were, taking the abuse and beatings from other prisoners (mostly illegal immigrants that they probably helped put in there)

Bush did not pardon these men. He commuted their sentences. Yes, they're getting out, but they'll still have a criminal record and cannot serve as government officials. Bush did not feel that they were jailed unfairly (the prosecuting attorney being a personal friend of the president didn't help Ramos and Compean's case) he just finally felt this was the right and compassionate thing to do.
Their only crime was covering up the shooting. Not something that I'd endorse or advocate, but being convicted for protecting the border from scum? The law is the law, I suppose.

But, really. it's about time.