in this case, i agree with bush cutting out the prison portion of the sentence. a 250k fine is pretty stiff punishment on its own, especially when you consider that this guy was never in trouble with the law, and that no criminal prosecution stemming from this entire investigation seems to be forthcoming.
there is still a possibility that a full pardon may occur.
but when you compare his perjury sentence to..oh, say, sandy berger stealing classified documents, some of which he destroyed, and he didn't spend a day in jail--well, it's a head-scratcher imo.
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