Soccer Mom: Unplugged

Attorney Neal A. Puckett outlines yet another reason to love Rep. John Murtha (D-Pennsylvania).  In comments published in today's Washington Times, Puckett claims he'll call Murtha to the stand if the Marines of Haditha fame go to trial. 

Puckett's rationale is so wonderfully simple, it's brilliant.  It has to do with a little thing called CHAIN OF COMMAND.  You see, when a crime is committed by a servicemember, there is a direct chain of command responsibility that starts with the accused and goes link by link right up to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.  Democrats know this well, as they have tried to imply guilt by reversing the flow of accountability to make George Bush hold the bag for a couple of sick creeps at Abu Ghraib.  The real truth is that responsibility flows from subordinate to superior and with that responsibility come certain legal mandates.  Superiors are responsible for playing judge and jury for their subordinates.  Herein lies the dilemma.

If General Michael Hagee, who briefed Rep. Murtha on Haditha, gave the impression that the Marines involved killed civilians in cold blood, then he has shown an incredible amount of bias for someone in the direct chain of command.  Either Murtha is politicking or Hagee represents a very poisoned well.  And how, pray tell, will these Marines get a fair shake when everyone who participates in their military trials is subordinate to Hagee who, according to Murtha's statements, must've implied guilt before the investigations were even fully under way?

Mr. Puckett, you may just change my mind about trial lawyers ;-)