Bill Maher: Can't the Democrats grow even one ball? Comedian Bill Maher had a question for his panel Friday night in reference to Democrat Chuck Schumer's decision to support the nomination of Michael Mukasey for Attorney General:
"Can they grow even one ball?" he asked, frustrated, of the Congressional majority. "I'm not asking for two, just one."
The audience applauded him wildly and no one on the panel came to the Democrats' defense. Maher was joined by Alison Stewart of NBC News, Markos Moulitas of Daily Kos and actor Martin Short. All expressed concerned for what may amount the tacit approval of Congress for the interrogation techniques implemented by the Bush administration many decry as torture.
"We'd like to wag our finger at the Burmese regime," Maher said, "but it turns out they were torturing those monks by water-boarding them, so..."
The following video is from HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, broadcast on November 02, 2007 .
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