Reply To: Gingrich Inclined to Grant Clemency to Pollard

I am not discussing which president was more considerate to Pollard’s plight. I am however pointing out the difference in the movement and the difference in Pollard’s situation between to two Presidential terms. You can’t say that under the same circumstances and pressure that Bush would not have chosen clemency. Bush was on different terms with Israel and with congressional leaders. Under the same circumstances and the same pressure, it is more likely that he would have accommodated the requests.