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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Since I don't think the Democrats are doing enough on torture, out of fear of being painted as weak on terrorists, I'm not seeing the grandstanding here. The basic problem is not that Democrats don't think torture is wrong but are pretending that it is for political gain. It's that they think torture is wrong but are not doing enough to stop it for fear of political losses.
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Some would say that's a distinction without a difference.
That's also not saying much. I think even Republicans agree torture is wrong, but an unfortunate necessity.
BTW, I'm surprised you haven't whacked Hank with the GOP's cynical exploitation of this debate to whip up its base. I mean, the sins here are pretty evenly distributed from what I see of the debate.
