[TigersEye]

Did he have the authority to stop it? Sure. Was that his duty? I think his orders were to keep peace and order in Judea not involve himself in their internal disputes. He could have ordered everyone in the crowd killed at his pleasure. Then Rome would have hung him on a cross.

No, I don't think there is an analogy equal to Mitt's cowardice at all. Mitt was the governor not some mid-level magistrate of a PITA podunk county in MA. Mitt faced some criticism in the press not the wrath of a Caesar.

[SoConPubbie]

No, I don't think there is an analogy equal to Mitt's cowardice at all. Mitt was the governor not some mid-level magistrate of a PITA podunk county in MA. Mitt faced some criticism in the press not the wrath of a Caesar.

Thank you for the correction.

[Pilsner]

No, I don't think there is an analogy equal to Mitt's cowardice at all

My Pilate analogy refers not to Mittens, but to those who would rather see BO be reelected, and serve have him serve another term, than dirty their hands, in their opinion, by voting for Romney.

If your best option is terrible, but the other is calamitous, you take the terrible option, and prevent calamity. You don't disdainfully point out how terrible the terrible option is, and allow calamity to occur by default.