When you put it that way, Andy, I must presume that your tongue is firmly embedded in your cheek. Ghost writers are easily hired and Nobel Peace prize nominations are quite easily obtained, though the list isn't made available until about 50 years have passed. Take a look. The point is, he's working at making a difference and he has succeeded.

As a resident of a state with a very high execution rate I'm appalled at how easily these publicly sanctioned murders down here in Texas slip by and we barely notice them. I see the case in California as a great example of how politicians are sticking to their "principles" and paying close attention to poll numbers but completely miss the point of what is going on. This guy was a nasty piece of work, but he got smart and starting trying to make things right. Now Ahnold wants to try to play word games and suggest that if he doesn't apologize for the murders he says he didn't commit, then how can he be redeemed? Tookie may have committed other murders and been innocent of these. He may have committed all of them. He was a nasty man who is in prison for the rest of his life but he's trying to make a difference. The death penalty stinks. And this is a classic reason why it should never have been resumed.

SRS