[Modernman]

The Bush admin. doesn't have the balls to give this scum a just sentence!!

The sentence, whatever it ends up being, has nothing to do with the Bush admin.

[68skylark]

I don't want to quibble with you, my friend. But actually, the Bush Administration probably does have a lot to do with the sentence, don't they? Unlike in a civilian trial, in a military trial the prosecutor and judges all work for the president. Also, the president has to personally approve (or deny) all U.S. military death sentences.

The president wasn't shy about using the death penalty in Texas -- I don't think he'll be shy about using it now, especially in a case like this one that really cries out for the strongest penalty.