"Kill her"? Even if they feel the way you do, it's not an easy thing to say for a politician, much less for a democrat.

"this man is a paranoid liar". Did they fight McCarthy because it was "not a Federal issue"?

Here we have an abstract principle of law against something that _appears_ to be a living, breathing human being. About to be starved to death.

Even if the being is not human, and the principle of law is incredibly important, it's a hard thing for a politician to do.

of Riverbend's [link|http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/2005_03_01_riverbendblog_archive.html#111039210027335167|post] about Chalabi.

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At some point there is silence. This is the point when both sides are convinced that the other one is completely inane and ridiculously intractable. It\ufffds sort of a huffy silence, with rolling eyes and lips drawn into thin slits of scorn.
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The huffy silence at the end of the debate must be subtly taken advantage of and the following words murmured as if the thought just occurred that moment:

\ufffdYou know who\ufffds really bad? Ahmed Chalabi. He\ufffds such a lowlife and villain.\ufffd

Voila. Like magic the air clears, eyebrows are raised in agreement and all arguing parties suddenly unite to confirm this very valid opinion with nodding heads, somewhat strained laughter and charming anecdotes about his various press appearances and ridiculous sense of fasion. We\ufffdre all friends again, and family once more.
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