I am going to make an uncharacteristically bold move. I am using this platform to announce, definitively, once and for all; that I am firmly against assassinating President Bush, Tony Blair, or any other head of state. I know that I am taking a risk here, removing options from the table, and I may regret this decision in the future, but that’s just the way I feel. Don’t try to change my mind. As things stand today, I’m simply not for killing them - end of story.

What motivated me to take a stance on this issue? Well, it seems like assassination is quickly becoming the talk of the town. George Galloway, outspoken British MP and critic of the so called “Coalition of the Willing,” recently stated his view that the assassination of Prime Minister Tony Blair would be “morally justified” as a response to Britain’s support for the 2003 U.S. led invasion of Iraq. Now his is not advocating that anybody go out right away and attempt to murder Blair, per se. He’s just saying that if you did, for instance, shoot Tony Blair in the head, you might be able to make a good case for yourself in court. Galloway also said that if he did have knowledge of a plot to kill Mr. Blair, he would inform the police – of course. So, for anybody that still thinks assassinating Tony Blair is a good idea, don’t tell George Galloway about it. Enough said.

Now I like George Galloway. I like his spunky attitude and the way he boldly speaks truth to power. I’m as incensed as he is with Bush and Blair for their part in instigating the war in Iraq. I think it’s refreshing that a Member of Parliament is just itching for a fistfight with both of them at the same time. But let’s face it – he is no trailblazer when it comes to publicly pushing for assassination.

Last August Christian televangelist Pat Robertson beat him to the punch by suggesting that the United States should assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez tout suit. "If he thinks we're trying to assassinate him, I think we really ought to go ahead and do it,” Robertson told his peace-loving flock during a live broadcast of The 700 Club. Robertson subsequently tried to distance himself from his remarks, explaining: "I didn't say 'assassination.' I said our special forces should 'take him out.' And 'take him out' can be a number of things, including kidnapping; there are a number of ways to take out a dictator from power besides killing him.” Now maybe it’s me, but I think that when you tell faithful members of the Christian Broadcasting Network "we have the ability to take him out, and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability,” I don’t think you’re talking about a first date.

My hat’s off to these gentlemen. I wish I had the same strength of conviction to stick to my guns, so to speak, on this issue. I know, I know . . . even President Bush told the world that we will get Osama bin Laden, “dead or alive.” But like me, I think he may have backed down from this stance, since we haven’t killed him yet. So for the record, please understand that I want to impeach the President, not impale him. If we end up hanging our leaders, it better be after – and not a minute before - a fair trial.