As he sputters his final line in this debate, you sense that he is acting out of a genuine, if narrow, conviction that evil men do not merit human treatment: "It cannot be".
Psychotherapy interventions which focus not only on depression but also on alcohol and substance abuse and violence have obvious merit for men.
"Jeetan Patel was outstanding with the ball and may even have merited a Man of the Match award despite being on the losing side.
She noted that the judge was "appointed on his merits, a man born in Indiana, which last time I checked was part of America, to Mexican parents".
He probably merited the man-of-the-match award, although I don't suppose a mere ref will ever qualify for such preferment.
Once you get past the initial huge letdown and just play it on its own merits, Pac-Man puts up a decent experience.
In Central European societies, the merits for men and women of alcohol addiction are still very different as a result of the different roles of men and women in the former communist society [ 2].
"You can say all you want and be politically correct and so on," Mr. Woods said, "but I don't see the artistic merit of one man bent over with his forearm inserted up another man's anus.
David Axelrod, the president's chief campaign strategist, calls it "Orwellian" that Mr. Romney, the son of a wealthy business executive and prominent politician, would style himself the champion of "merit" against a man who reached the White House after being raised by a single mother.
"A lot of women are called such names when they stand up for what they merit, while a man would just be called aggressive," she says.
