Which means, of course, that the evidence should not be admissible in court.

Only to those with distorted vision. I'm simply being cynical in advance of what should be predictable lefty behavior. You have even worse troubles (I am not accusing you at this time of having them) if you believe I actually support such a mythical GOP-con political stunt (official-looking show trial to boost McCain and the rest of the GOP).

You reveal your sliding scale of right-wing amorality beautifully here by acknowledging the political nature of the trial. That is not the purpose of a justice system, my friend, except in authoritarian regimes. The purpose is to gather evidence, have a fair and open proceeding based on the Rule of Law and then render a verdict.

In this instance, evidence regarding the key witness was gathered through the use of a Nazi-like torture technique. The proceeding will be open but not fair since it has been jury rigged from the get-go. And the verdict, which of course will be guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty will be worthless despite the thuggery of the defendants.

The worst that can truly be said about it, and anyone saying such a thing promptly is immediately suspect and self-discrediting, is that this was timed to boost support for the GOP as the tougher-on-crime-of-all-kinds party, while the Dems are soft and even pro-criminal (which is how the wildest protests of this event appear), prior to the general election.