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Cimarron29414 · 01-12-2011, 02:58 PM

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I can ~sort of~ see some of what Limbaugh is saying. This does represent a challenge for...not really the Democrat party...but for liberals. First of all, this type of act brings forth the most visceral reactions of society. In the past, this guy would have been taken out back and shot already (Lee Harvey Oswald, minus the conspiracy theories).

So, there will likely be a larger acceptance among liberals to seek a death penalty, which I think we can agree is a divergence from their typical platform. In order to avoid facing that political hot potato, there might be a attempt to prop up this guy's mental illness in order to save face. "He was crazy, so we can't execute him. We'll go easier on him." While there is no doubt this guy was crazy, he knew right from wrong. He was a functioning psychotic. He certainly has been provided the most able public defender in the United States - not that I am complaining, everyone deserves such an attorney when facing an accuser.

So, while I can't look inside the mind of Limbaugh, I think that is he is trying to imply that the prosecution of this guy represents a political mine field for the liberals. I don't agree with his last sentence - that democrats will attempt to charge him with a lesser crime. It's more the punishment which will represent a political challenge - considering that he almost killed a member of the People's House.

01-12-2011, 02:58 PM	#222 (permalink)
Cimarron29414 Still Free Location: comfortably perched at the top of the bell curve!	bg- I can ~sort of~ see some of what Limbaugh is saying. This does represent a challenge for...not really the Democrat party...but for liberals. First of all, this type of act brings forth the most visceral reactions of society. In the past, this guy would have been taken out back and shot already (Lee Harvey Oswald, minus the conspiracy theories). So, there will likely be a larger acceptance among liberals to seek a death penalty, which I think we can agree is a divergence from their typical platform. In order to avoid facing that political hot potato, there might be a attempt to prop up this guy's mental illness in order to save face. "He was crazy, so we can't execute him. We'll go easier on him." While there is no doubt this guy was crazy, he knew right from wrong. He was a functioning psychotic. He certainly has been provided the most able public defender in the United States - not that I am complaining, everyone deserves such an attorney when facing an accuser. So, while I can't look inside the mind of Limbaugh, I think that is he is trying to imply that the prosecution of this guy represents a political mine field for the liberals. I don't agree with his last sentence - that democrats will attempt to charge him with a lesser crime. It's more the punishment which will represent a political challenge - considering that he almost killed a member of the People's House. __________________ Gives a man a halo, does mead. "Here lies The_Jazz: Killed by an ambitious, sparkly, pink butterfly."