West disgraced his uniform and he is a disgrace to the Congress. He should be doing 10 years in Leavenworth for ordering the beating and mock execution of that Iraqi police officer. Of course, what would get a sergeant prison time gets a colonel a forced retirement and a great set of talking points on how he was too tough for the Army.

We have our democracy only as long as we can keep it. When we elect criminals, poltroons and idiots, we get what we deserve.