One of the more surprising things I learned from the Kenneth Lay Affair was that he and his lawyers have requested a trial date "as soon as possible, possibly by September". The radio commentators waxed randomly about this for a short time, yet failed to mention the negative effect this would have on the Bush campaign.
Then it occurred to me that should the trial end in a conviction, Kenny Boy would have until January 20th to secure a presidential pardon. The Marc Rich pardon set a standard that would be hard to top, but Junior has succeeded in being more outrageous than Clinton at every turn.