No, really.

Sen. Orrin Hatch did his magic and got convicted drug smuggler Dallas Austin released from a Dubai jail where Mr. Austin had be held. From the NY Times:

Senator Hatch made numerous phone calls on Mr. Austin's behalf to the ambassador and consul of the United Arab Emirates embassy in Washington — Dubai is one of the seven emirates — and served as an intermediary for Mr. Austin's representatives, the producer's lawyers said.

"The senator was one of a number of people who were very actively involved," said Joe Reeder, the Washington lawyer, who, with an Atlanta colleague, Joel A. Katz, spent 10 days in Dubai working to secure Mr. Austin's reprieve.

Now this is the same Orrin Hatch that wants to put file traders in jail for 5 years for sharing a single song.

According to the NY Times article, the Senator has a long history of leniency for drug offenders, but where is the compassion for a 12 year old girl sued by the RIAA? Oh, that's right, blow up her computer and lock her away.

Senator Hatch is so divorced from reality that he needs to be kicked out of office in the fall. That's why we've decided to FireHatch.