I know it’s not fair to compare, but this comes from a trusted Beltwayer who is a great American and respects law and order and justice and who relays something I’m hearing a lot of:

i know the president did a good thing…notwithstanding the commutation, it’s hard to swallow an otherwise hard working public servant getting whacked with a $250,000 fine, a destroyed reputation and an enormous amount of personal anguish – when he was put in a very tough position by an administration that seemed slow to defend… i don’t pretend to know all the facts – but I do know this – Sandy Berger stole classified documents re: sensitive national security issues and received a $50K fine…