Jay Grodner has had his day in court, and got off lightly, with a misdemeanor and a 600.00 fine. He could have been charged with a felony by producing $2,400.00 damage to Marine Sgt Mike McNulty's BMW. Grodner deliberately keyed the car because as a moonbat, he objected to the military insignia on the vehicle.

His plea agreement required that he admit that the act was deliberate, in exchange for a lesser charge.

He arrived late, hoping to avoid the media, came in dressed like a Jack Abramoff and reluctantly, and only after the judge forced the point, acknowledged that he had deliberate keyed McNulty's car.

The courtroom was full of marines, including notably, Judge William O'Malley, U.S. Marine Corps 1961-1964.

"You're probably also wondering why there was a whole crowd of people here, Mr. Grodner," said Judge O'Malley.

"I don't want to wonder," said Grodner, continuing in his new meek voice, not in his tough divorce lawyer voice, but the gentle, inside voice he'd just learned.

"That's because there is a little principle that the Marine Corps has had since 1775," the judge continued. "When they fought and lost their lives so that people like you could enjoy the freedom of this country. It is a little proverb that we follow:

"No Marine is left behind.

"So Sgt. McNulty couldn't be here. But other Marines showed up in his stead. Take him away," said the judge and former Marine.

Grodner revealed his plans to spent a little time in the South of France and wait for this all to blow over.

We stood outside, in the parking lot, talking for 20 minutes. He smoked, and I didn't. He explained that he wasn't anti-military and why he pleaded guilty.

"The judge, he's the guy with the black robes," Grodner said. He could have been slapped with a felony, but Sgt. McNulty's family said they wanted to put this behind them and let it go as a misdemeanor. Grodner showed no remorse, and I asked if he'd apologize.

"Yes, I'd say, 'I'm sorry if I scratched your car.' It escalated. That's when he wanted me locked up and thrown away," said Grodner, always the victim.

Grodner tells me he plans to leave for the French Riviera and get some sun.

Sgt. McNulty will get some sun, too. In Iraq.

The south of France? Grodner might want to consider Miami instead. Last I checked, southern France wasn't very friendly to Jews.