Susan Rice new Secretary of State?

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by spence

The Defense Department hasn't labeled the Ft Hood shootings as terrorism for legal reasons...he's not up on terror charges.

To convict on terror charges would require a higher burden of proof around the conspiracy, motivation etc...Certainly with the Hassan case he appears to have gone a bit nutty and while there's communication with an al Qaeda operative there doesn't appear to be evidence his actions were necessarily directed.

Simply put, bringing Hassan up on terror charges would give him a chance to muddy the waters and escape a conviction or harsher charges.

As it is being prosecuted, the case should be open and shut.

It's funny, you like to accuse the left of acting on emotion rather than facts and rational thought.

Yet this is what you do all the time.

-spence

Spence -


Earlier in this thread, you said Obama never misled anyone. I posted compelling evidence to the contrary. Can you respond, please?

[spence]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

Spence -


Earlier in this thread, you said Obama never misled anyone. I posted compelling evidence to the contrary. Can you respond, please?

If there's an ongoing investigation you don't jump out and make a conclusion just because you're being pressed in a debate.

You think this is compelling evidence???

-spence

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by spence

If there's an ongoing investigation you don't jump out and make a conclusion just because you're being pressed in a debate.

You think this is compelling evidence???

-spence

That's the best you could come up with?

How was Obama being "pressed"? It was town hall debate, and the man asked a simple question. That's not being 'pressed', is it? God knows the moderator wasn't going to 'press' Obama.

Obama did not tell the gentleman, "gee, I know the answer to that question, but I can't answer because of an internal investigation". Spence, if that's the case, i agree it's a valid answer. But it's not what Obama said. You're going to greater lengths to excuse him, than he himself did. Can you appreciate that?

It's been 11 weeks, and we have no answers.

Spence that was weak...