The fascinating aspect of this story, even more than the audacity of the folks who want him released to go home to die, is that some of the families of the victims of the crash have said they were okay with it. British officials haven't decided yet, but the case is being seriously considered.

If you are too young to remember, or too old to remember, the crash was in 1988, and after three years of investigation by the FBI and Scotland Yard and others, Megrahi and Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah were indicted. From '91 until '99, there was a bunch of diplomatic mumbo-jumbo and finally Khadafi turned them over for trial. They were convicted and sentenced to life with a minimum of 27 years. I guess the sentence should have been life with a minimum of 27 years unless you get sick. This is making me sick. Is it any wonder the rest of the world thinks we are weak? I know...it isn't weakness, it is a sign of our morals and standards that we are a forgiving and compassionate people, us Christians. But to the West-hating, wild-eyed, radical Islamic Jihadists...it is weakness. The infuriating element of this is that if Megrahi is released, even if it is to a Libyan jail, he will go home a hero: crowds will cheer him, clerics will embrace him, and the Arab world will consider him another symbol of victory over the Infidel.

You know, when this life is over and we all get to the other side, there are going to be a lot of surprised people there...and they won't all be Jihadists.