[thecavemaster]

Sarah Palin suggests that this country needs a "Commander in Chief, not a Professor of Law." She says this in connection with the terrorist trial proposed in New York, and, presumably, in connection with Obama's disagreement with a recent Supreme Court decision. I would suggest that the Presidency is, yes, about being "Commander in Chief," however, the President is also charged with upholding the Constitution, which has a lot to say about defendent's rights. It is no doubt true that within us all exists a part of us that desires to see a terrorist "wrapped in bacon" as one poster on BGR said recently, however, our Framers recognized the darker parts of human nature and placed safeguards within our founding documents. Bring the man to trial. Present the evidence against him. Allow him to give a defense. Submit the case to the jury. Render and enforce verdict. 150 times in the Bush years terrorists were tried in our courts. 3 times in military tribunals, which, actually, haven't the sparkling record that some would lead you to believe.