Glendora, CA 91741

January 17, 2007

Tony Snow

White House Press Secetary

Fax 202-456-2461

Dear Mr. Snow:             Re:  Imprisonment of Border Patrol Agents

After reading your comments about the convicted Border Patrol agents, I must tell you that my parents didn’t give birth to stupid children.

I’m referring to your non-sequitur, - “They (BP agents Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Compean) eventually went before a jury – and were convicted on 11 of 12 counts, by a U.S. attorney who has prosecuted any number of cases. But the facts of this case are such that I would invite everybody to take a full look at the documented record. “

Had you taken your own advice and undertaken a “full look” at this travesty you would have come to the coherent and logical conclusion that U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton had an easy decision to make, - to either listen to the accounts of two distinguished Border Patrol agents, or the account of an illegal alien drug smuggler, caught red-handed with 743 pounds of smuggled & illegal marijuana. What did Sutton do, guided by the unseen hand of perhaps your boss or someone high-up in the administration? Sutton tracked-down the drug smuggler and gave him immunity in order to have sufficient evidence to convict Ramos & Compean. Amazing! How in God’s name can any rational and competent federal prosecutor give more credence to a drug smuggler fleeing from his abandoned marijuana-laden vehicle, than to American Border Patrol agents attempting to apprehend this criminal?

Your boss, the President of the United States, doesn’t even have the courage or courtesy to respond to 55 U.S. Senators and congressman/women who want  Compean and Compean pardoned. Instead, sticking to his usual modus aparandi, Mr. Bush chickened-out and won’t even respond to these Senators & Congressmen/women. It’s more of the same from what we have come to expect from this President, - “when in doubt mumble, or be silent”. 

Glib & evasive remarks from the press podium will never quell the stench & disgrace of this hideous travesty. Your boss is a disgrace to this nation, and you are a shameful acquiescent. Aren’t we, as American citizens so very fortunate to have President Bush & Tony Snow making decisions & then defending them?

Sincerely,

Michael Scott