Has anyone been following the criminal case with VP Cheney and AG Gonzales as defendants, down in south Texas? There are other defendants (such as other judges and prosecutors) in this case, which accuses the defendants of prisoner abuse, but we all know why this keeps popping up in my "Top Headlines" section when I log into Yahoo.
Anyway, the prosecutor in the case is a guy named Guerra. He lost the last election, partly (mostly?) because of the (now dismissed) indictments against him of extortion and misuse of public office. Most of the people he has indicted in this case worked to get *his* indictment. He said he would only stay during a hearing if the judge asked him 'respectfully', telling the press that he would otherwise ignore the order to appear. During the hearing this morning, he stood, pounded the table with his fist and yelled at the judge for favoring the defendants and demanded the judge recuse himself from the case.
This is like something you see on bad legal-type shows. Like that new-ish one with Mark Paul Gosselaar, which is apparently about a surfer dude that must step up to the plate when his twin, lawyer brother is desperately needed, but tragically is in a coma, along with all common sense, decency and legal knowledge that should be in a courtroom. (I don't know. I haven't seen it, but that's what the commercials make me think of.)
So the question is - how much does Guerra want to become an actor? Was this his audition? I'd have started out slower - maybe gone for a governor or two before the vice president, but I suppose he's short on time since his term ends in January. Good luck, Mr. Guerra. I hope to see you with your own show as the abrasive, take-no-prisoners, unethical, volatile character you're perfecting.
It's much better than having you in a courtroom.
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