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Just do the time
With roughly two months to serve on a six-month prison term for lying to federal investigators about steroid use and involvement in a multi-million dollar check-fraud scam, Marion Jones has no business asking President Bush for a reduction or elimination of her sentences. The punishment Jones received was less severe than it could have been - she was allowed to serve both sentences concurrently - and that’s mercy enough for someone who spent years lying to the government, the press, and the public, and who profited handsomely from a false image presented to the world.
My feelings about Jones post-scandal have always been sad and alloyed, but this much is clear: She needs to stand up, do the time she’s been allotted, and get on with it. Plenty of time later for Jones to walk the reputation rehabilitation trail - appearances on Oprah, etc. - but first she has to earn it. She hasn’t done so yet.
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Seconded.
It could all be over in roughly the time it takes to complain about it.
I’m not familiar with the time frame on reviews of pardon or commutation requests…but yeah, I’d think by the time a decision was made either way, Jones would be walking through the prison door anyway. This strikes me as a misguided attempt at character reclamation.