BRAZENLY LIBERAL — a fact-based initiative

I had no illusions.  I didn’t kid myself that he was perfect.  From the start, there were things that bugged me.
He supports the death penalty even as he acknowledges it does little or nothing to deter crime.  (He’s credited with working to reform its application here in Illinois, but from my POV, this is a [...]

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The weirdotainment extravaganza that was the Zacarias Moussaoui trial has come to an end, leaving us only with the hope of one last psychotic episode when he has a chance to speak at his sentencing today.
I was surprised and gratified to see the jury recommend life in prison rather than the death sentence. I [...]

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