Wanda Sykes —- intellectual heavyweight that she is —— disses Rep. Virginia Foxx’s comments about healthcare reform being more dangerous that terrorists.

Admittedly, Foxx’s comments are kind of forgotten now that terrorists are being put on trial in civilian court. Sen. Richard Burr speaks out:

Speaking of Burr, the Republican did not approve of President Barack Obama’s decision to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators to New York for trial in connection with the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

“These are some of the most dangerous terrorists in the world,” Burr said in a written statement. “I find it shocking that the administration would choose to bring the self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11 attacks to our shores.

“Military commissions were designed in a bipartisan effort specifically to provide terrorists a fair trial in a secure facility — without bringing them to our neighborhoods — and without undermining national security with exposure of sensitive information in civilian courts. Release of that information, including the possible disclosure of the sources and methods used to gather intelligence, puts American lives — civilian and military — at risk.”

Nothing so far from Sen. Kay Hagan.

I don’t understand why the Obama administration wants to publicly put the burden of proof on the U.S. government in this case.