Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for March 03, 2011

That looks like a “stacked deck”!

It could be worse - the jurors could be vultures.

If that’s a jury of his peers…

This IS the best case scenario.

Looks like the death penalty to me

I guess there’s no chance of counting on the mercy of the court.

Always look on the bright side of life.

Looks like he will meet some of the jurors - once the sentence is executed

I seem to remember being in that courtroom during my divorce, I survived. =) Good morning Fish Stix: what is “Obamacare”?

@1OldDude–

Perhaps he’s thinking of Gov. Brewer of AZ who cut funds for transplants; one guy was being prepped for surgery until the state Death Panel yanked the money. Actual people really died; the savings would have come to about a million bucks.

Where are the lopsided scales of Justice, held up by the lady that is peeking through here blindfold?

When the trial ended the accused gave a scythe of relief.

The good news is that the client has a large life insurance policy made out to moi.

What did the defendant do for Pete’s sakes?

Guillotine AND axe?? That judge isn’t taking any chances!!

“You can be burned at the stake, or we can chop your head off. Which do you prefer?”

“Oh, I’ll go with the first choice–a hot stake beats a cold chop any time!”

Nyuk! Nyuk! Nyuk!

Re “Obamacare”–it’s interesting that Obama really had rather little to do with the content of the bill. Most of the bill’s most obnoxious content was actually crafted by Max Baucus and the “Blue Dog Democrats” (a “Blue Dog” is a guy who was elected as a Democrat but has political positions closer to those of a Reagan Republican). I guess “Baucus-Care” just didn’t have the same ring.

The media must have gotten hold of his story before the trial.

It’s pretty grim looking–but Daniel Webster escaped the Devil in a similar case, according to Stephen Vincent Benét.

I especially like the rope over the judge’s desk. Great detail Wiley, how many ways can you “go”?

Best case scenario: you get a hung jury. Unfortunately, they hung you.

The best case he can hope for is that he will be confined to cell in which he has to listen to Sarah explain everything about everything to him 24/7.

And Thanks puddleglum.

It’s a meaningless term used only by idiots who don’t know any better and charlatans that are far more power hungry and mendacious than any imagined liberal.

Unfortunately big bucks are going into commercials that use the term. Fear is a powerful weapon and lies are effective ammunition.

Sometimes I really wish there was a god that would kick their worthless butts.

Guillotine and Axe. Sounds like a Law Firm

Before that, it was Reagan-Care…

I can think of a few court cases locally that could use a judge and jury like that one.

@ ghostkeeper: Minor nit-pick: Sing Sing is a State prison.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sing_Sing

“…how many ways can you ‘go’?” lol, and Star Trek pops into mind with Spock reciting, death by phaser, death by… and so on and so on…

and the best “death panel” quip, about how Stephen Hawking wouldn’t stand a snowball’s chance in England…. lol!

And if it wasn’t for death panels the Tea Party might not even exist. What a shame that it was born on a lie. Perhaps they should change their news source.

Thirdguy,

While there are no doubt people who go to tea parties who object to the death panels, the tea parties are really all about opposing profligate spending, and also opposing spending not authorized by the Constitution.

So I don’t see how the absence or presence of the perception of death panels would have any effect at all on the existence of the tea parties.