Can a Pardoner self-Pardon a Felon Pardoner? ie: Can Bush Pardon Himself?

Bush thinks he has it set up so if convicted of any war crimes-he will pardon himself.
Ordinarily, a person suddenly being convicted a felon would strip him of that power. Sorry, buddy

But, seems you need not have been found guilty(yet) of any crime to get a pardon-by a sitting President
Sitting President is the key word

Ford pardoned Nixon AS A SITTING PRESIDENT-as Commander in Chief
Bush will no longer be a sitting President -or Commander in Chief-therefore,
1. Can he pardon himself at all, period?
2. Can he pardon himself, no longer being a sitting president who DOES have that power?

But can a source of crime pardon itself?
For what crime? None, yet
But the premise of self pardon is self defeating
If he is not charged with any crime-how can he pardon HIMSELF before the fact, and for what? and if convicted-he looses the power to self pardon

Endless loop
But can an ex- President pardon himself after Jan 20?
My guess is that the courts will tell Bush that he is full of shit up to his eyeballs

Seymour Hersch writes that there is a boatload of people eager to spill the beans on Bush Cheney Rove-et al. on or after Jan 20-When Bush is no longer Commander in Chief-just an ex-president. I dont think an ex president can pardon anybody, let alone himself

Packy and those of your ilk-I would be NICE to OBAMA if I were you-who knows? HE might pardon Bush...