Heads or tails . . . the stake's your life!

As if there weren't enough fuel in the fire that is Dubya's towering hypocrisy, there's now word that Albert Gonzales, his chief legal counsel---and potential Supreme Court nominee, frequently "spiked" his execution-day memoranda, focusing on the crimes that were committed, and leaving out important trial information---ineffective counsel, mitigating circumstances, even evidence pointing to other suspects.

One Texas district judge, who reported in an opinion: "A flip of the coin would be more merciful than these votes,'' referring to votes by the Texas Parole Board to recommend clemency for death row inmates. Anybody still believe that "everybody that has been put to death ... are guilty of the crime charged, and, secondly, they had full access to our courts?''