"Is it lawful..."

"Laws are dumb in the midst of arms." --- Cicero

Chairman Ken Mehlman is the right man for the leadership of the Republican National Committee. The best way to test the metal is to place it under fire. Answering the call to appear on "Meet The Press" from Tim Russert, the former aide to Tip O'Neill (Dem. Mass.), John Podesta, the former chief of staff to Bill Clinton(Dem. Ark.), and all the other Democrat regulars who claim they are "fair and ballanced" shows fortitude.

More than fortitude was brought forth from the heart of the man that was speaking from truth rather than speculation. As seen in other places, "Where's the Newt?", these political activists and main stream media are trying to "burn" Karl Rove in spite of his vindication to this point in an ongoing investigation.

The law of calling for a person to be punished before the verdict is read is unlawful. Yet that is what is being done by lawyers. Hillary Clinton, Yale law school, John Kerry, Boston College , and others. When lawyers disrespect the law it follows that the citizens will too.

Clinton and Kerry have called for Karl Rove to be fired while the jury is still out.

"Where's The Newt?" From The New York Times by John Tierney's Op-EdJuly 16, 2005 :

"We are in the midst of a remarkable Washington scandal, and we still don't have a name for it. Leakgate, Rovegate, Wilsongate - none of the suggestions have stuck because none capture what's so special about the current frenzy ...The closest parallel is the moment in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" when members of a mob eager to burn a witch are asked by the wise Sir Bedevere how they know she's a witch.

"Well, she turned me into a newt," the villager played by John Cleese says.

"A newt?" Sir Bedevere asks, looking puzzled.

"I got better," he explains.

"Burn her anyway!" another villager shouts.

I think Tierney is on to something in this New York Times OP-ED. "Laws can be dumb"(silent) when those that are "out" are outraged that they are not "in".

"And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?" Acts 22:25. I think Ken Mehlman, John Tierney, and the Apostle Paul have it right.

T-Bone