Then and now:

We recently came across this old historical fact:

A severe and able Federal Judge, Issac Parker was nicknamed "The Hanging Judge" because of the many men he sent to the gallows. During his 21 years on the bench at Fort Smith, Judge Parker sentenced 160 men to die and hanged 79 of them.

Which got us wondering about our current President's stint while governor of Texas. It turns out that in 6 years:

152 people have been executed during Bush's tenure as governor. Texas Governor George W. Bush is the most-killing Governor in the history of the United States of America.

In 1/3 the time, Bush executed twice as many people, making him times more "productive". Compared to our current President, the Hanging Judge was a lightweight.

posted by Quiddity at 11/02/2002 07:53:00 AM