Damned writers strike is eating away at our moral standards

Shorter Cal Thomas: Why bother with the definition of torture? We have Jack Bauer and the ratings will tell us what's moral.

Verbatim Cal Thomas:

It is not coincidental that the trailer for the new season of the TV series "24" features Jack Bauer testifying before a congressional committee on the subject of torture. Bauer is asked if he defends torture and responds that if it is needed to save lives, he will use it.

Of course! It's a simple matter of watching "24" to develop a moral standard. That's the ticket!

By the way, until this is over, this is going to happen:

U.S. network Fox announced it has postponed the upcoming January debut of its hit thriller 24 because only one-third of the episodes had been completed before the strike began Monday.

Damn! I guess that means Thomas might actually have to crack open his Christian Bible and re-read the entire New Testament. No telling what he'll come up with after that.

In the meantime Thomas can marvel at how a mouse managed to navigate a steamboat up the Mississippi River while abusing animals.