Ramos and Compean are the two Border Patrol agents who appear to have been railroaded by their own government and who were sentenced to more than ten years in prison. Despite several efforts by Congressmen and other groups, Bush refused to grant them a pardon. Pending any last-minute action by a judge or even Bush, they'll begin serving their sentences tomorrow.

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While it's certainly unlikely, this would be a great opportunity for moderate Democrats to join in a bipartisan effort and by so doing make Bush look even worse. Lacking that, perhaps issuing a pardon might be one of the first bipartisan efforts made by, say, President Clinton.