Whereas Bill Clinton pardoned 140 people in his last few days in office, including a dodgy financier whose ex-wife donated to the Democrats, Mr Bush granted no last-minute pardons at all.

• 比尔克林顿当年在执掌白宫的最后几天里，赦免了140个人，其中包括一名狡诈的金融家，他的前妻是民主党人的铁杆支持者。而布什在最后的时刻里没有赦免一个人。