Jose Padilla

I haven't blogged about the Jose Padilla trial or his subsequent conviction, mainly because it seemed so obvious to me that he was guilty as sin. That said, there apparently are defenders of Mr. Padilla, such as this CBS legal analyst: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/15/opinion/courtwatch/main3168949.shtml.

I am rarely left speechless after reading an Op-Ed, though Lord knows the Angry Left does its best to try, but this piece came pretty darned close. In short, Andrew Cohen's view is that for there to be a conviction, there HAVE to be dead or wounded bodies. That's idiotic at best and I have little doubt that Cohen and others of his ilk would waste no time at all in condemning the government if a terrorist attack could have been prevented but was not. Then again, maybe the prospect of dead Americans really doesn't bother them that much...........