[NittanyLion]

I think what Bush and Cheney are saying is that this is a “life support” situation and normal measures won’t cut it.

A better analogy would be one where a patient is on life support and needs a new heart, so the doctors go out and kill healthy people until they find a matching donor. You don't abandon principles for short term gain; it only makes things worse in the long run. And I'm not at all convinced government interference will even bring us any short term gain.

[Swordfished]

A better analogy would be one where a patient is on life support and needs a new heart, so the doctors go out and kill healthy people until they find a matching donor. You don't abandon principles for short term gain; it only makes things worse in the long run. And I'm not at all convinced government interference will even bring us any short term gain.

Just curious, did you vote for John McCain?