Obama’s Inexcusable Commutation of Chelsea Manning

By David Limbaugh

By David Limbaugh

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- I highly doubt that President Obama commuted Chelsea Manning’s sentence out of compassion — and suspect it was just one more slap in America’s face on his way out the door.

Out of all the possible beneficiaries of his presidential pardon pen, why would Obama single out this unrepentant traitor for leniency?

Well, Manning was convicted of espionage as Bradley Manning. I suppose Manning’s gender transformation could have played a part in Obama’s mind, as those types of leftist causes always seem to trump other concerns, such as national security.

What possible mitigating facts could move a person of ordinary sensibilities and a healthy respect for our armed services, our national defense and the rule of law to ignore the mountains of incriminating and aggravating evidence and substitute his judgment for the military trial judge’s?

Well, the political left is always looking for a good whistleblower — unless he or she is exposing the misdeeds of a leftist administration, such as the unrewarded witnesses against the government in the Operation Fast and Furious fiasco.

When the informant can embarrass the U.S. military — that takes the cake.

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