seen anyone trashed in the news media like this guy. i mean, the one thing we know about him, is that he was in prison, in effect, with the taliban for five years. and as soon as he gets out, everybody wants to throw him back in jail. it s kind of amazing to me. but, okay. just to answer your questions, since you asked, desertion, the maximum penalty in not a time of war is five years. but desertion is very hard to prove, because you have to prove the the military would have to prove he had no intention of returning to his base. and that s a little different difficult to prove. going awol, which is a little easier on the government, 18 months is the maximum penalty. okay. and i hear your first point, by the way, loud and clear. let me pifrt, just because i want to move off bowe bergdahl. this just came in moments ago to us from washington about this bill sponsored by senate democrats, showing the opposition to the supreme court s decision over hobby lobby, its ruling on contracep