Today on Face the Nation on CBS, Attorney General Eric Holder said that the reason for trying the 9-11 leader Khalid Sheik Muhammed in a civilian court is that he might not be able to face the death penalty if tried before a military panel. Isn't it amazing that nine years after 9-11 and over a year after Holder's decision to try KSM in a civilian court in New York City, Holder suddenly comes up with this gem. for nine years no one thought that there was a question about using the death penalty in connection with a military panel. Holder now says, however, that the issue only arises if KSM pleads guilty rather than not guilty. '
This is a lame excuse even for Holder. No law could provide a penalty for someone who was tried and found guilty but not for someone whose plea was guilty. Is it conceivable that a law would penalize someone who used his constitutional right to a trial? No way!
Holder then went on to make one of the funniest comments I have ever seen come from a government official. According to Holder, "the politicization of this issue, when we're dealing with ultimate national security issues, is something that disturbs me a great deal."
The issue was not political until Holder and his boss Obama made it a political issue. Apparently, Holder thinks that for the Democrats to make this a political issue was OK, but if it remains a political issue once they are in power, that is bad. What's next? Will Bill Gates come out against anyone making money from computers? Will Lebron James come out against high salaries in sports? Will Hilary Clinton denounce those who say Obama lacks the experience to be president?
Holder is truly an embarrassment to the Obama administration (and that truly is saying something!)
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