A Reasonable Request From a Reasonable Man

Surprisingly, Republicans and conservatives were not the only people critical of President Joe Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, of his crimes which included tax evasion and illegal gun possession. Newsmax and other outlets have revealed that Democrats and independents have found it to be a step over the line, too, bordering on Obstruction of Justice and Abuse of Power.

 

Hmmm…. Shades of Nixon and Watergate, don’t you think?

Of the many calls to criticize this action by Biden, one reasonable voice has called for another action by Biden.

Retiring Independent Senator Joe Manchin, probably the most bi-partisan person in the Senate, has called for Biden to issue an equally blanket pardon for Donald Trump for HIS alleged transgressions for which he had been indicted and are now being tossed.

"I am just saying, wipe them out," the West Virginia independent and former Democrat told CNN on Monday, reports the New York Post. "Why don't you go ahead and pardon Donald Trump for all his charges and make it, you know, it would have gone down a lot more balanced, if you will."

It seems reasonable, given that Biden promised, pledged and otherwise said he WOULD NOT grant his son a pardon. Until he did.

Other Democrats who were critical of the pardon include Senators Michael Bennett from Colorado, Gary Peters from Michigan, Bernie Sanders from Vermont and Representatives Greg Stanton from Arizona, Glenn Ivey from Maryland and several others.

And it was reported in the New York Post that Jill Biden was pressuring Joe the Pardoner to pardon her stepson, probably to help repair the fractured relationship she has maintained over the years with Hunter. She, of course, has had a tight control of most of Joe’s activities and actions.

It is time for all of this to stop and to begin healing our nation. Senator Manchin’s request is an important step in beginning this process.

Then, we can go back to being a United States of Americans, not a Divided States of Democrats and Republicans.