MONEY TRUMPS COMPASSION

Now that he has been arrested, you would think that the harmless
little fuzz ball Rush Limbaugh would have some compassion for the
hundreds of suspects that have just been released from military
prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. These suspects have been held without
any charges or trials.

Like Limbaugh, these illegally detained suspects had proclaimed their
innocence, but they have had their lives in limbo for more than four
years, imprisoned without rights, while a military tribunal
determined their fate.

Booked on a felony charge that carries a five-year prison sentence,
Limbaugh's lawyer cut a deal that freed him on $3,000 bail and a
30-month drug-free probation. Limbaugh sells "Club Gitmo" shirts and
hats to his fans, mocking the treatment that the hundreds of released
detainees received from the U.S. military.

If Limbaugh did show some compassion, he might risk losing support
from his conservative, compassionate Republican fans and their
financial support, and money will trump compassion for "ditto heads"
every time.

MICHAEL T. HINOJOSA

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