This seems to be one of those issues where we find the Party of Tea being against something only because President Obama is for it.
Rudy Giuliani makes it clear in this Daily Show video that in 2006 he was all for trying terrorists in New York City, gracefully speaking up for our country, our effective legal system and it being the ethical, moral and right thing to do. Three years later a full 180 that trying terrorists within our failed legal system is beyond abhorrent. What happened?
Right-wing lunatics Grover Norquist and Bob Barr have spoken UP FOR the civilian NYC trial, the Republican Mayor of NY is for it while the Democratic Governor is against it. The 911 families are split and Democratic MSNBC host Chris Mathews is against it.
This goes beyond partisan politics into the realm of irrational fear. That these terrorists are going to escape or be let go is beyond absurd. New York City is already the number one target of terrorists so it being any more so is just hand wringing silliness. Allowing the men to address their accusers in public and be given the legal rights the world expects from America is what we stand for.
It would seem conservatives would want a public, transparent trial at the very spot it happened. To get their bloody hands on them and to personally have a say in their coming executions. It’s so very conservative to allow New Yorkers to have at em.
What we have here is the Republican party playing the only working card they have in the deck. SCARE YOUR PANTS OFF! Whether it be Iraqis, Iranians, Muslims, the Taliban, Chinamen, death panels, socialism, debt (other than war debt) and of course those Uppity Negroes in the White House. Fear is all they have any more. AND IT WORKS! Toughen up America!