Among his last acts as president, Bill Clinton issued more than 100 pardons, including several that proved politically embarrassing (Remember financier Marc Rich?). President Bush has been unusually stingy about pardons throughout his tenure, and we don't know if he plans to issue any more before leaving office next week. But we can get a peek inside the process courtesy of  Fred Franzia, the California wine merchant responsible for "Two-buck Chuck."

It turns out Franzia was convicted 16 years ago of selling fraudulently labeled grapes, and he petitioned Bush for a pardon. Franzia got turned him down, but details of his application were released to McClatchy Newspapers after a Freedom of Information Act request. McClatchy D.C. Bureau Chief Mike Doyle's story outlines the role of a California congressman and a former Justice Department lawyer in trying to secure a pardon for Franzia.

Do you think Bush made the right call? Do you think he'll issue more pardons before he leaves office?

-- Jim Sweeney