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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I don't agree with either of you. I think she's against it, but doesn't really care all that much and is pretending to care a lot more than she does for political advantage. That's the fine point being made here about the Democrats.
I don't think "exploit" has a widely varying definition. I think its clear the word means "using something in an opportunistic fashion." I see the the issue as the degree to which something is being used in that fashion.
If it's your position that Pelosi is not exploiting the torture issue to any degree, I couldn't disagree more.
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I think she, and most people who have some idea of what waterboarding is about, are disgusted by it, and are raising the issue not for political advantage, though some may be incidental, but because they are disgusted by it. I would not call that exploitation. It's possible that Pelosi in particular is not disgusted -- I don't know her that well and am not her biggest fan -- but Hank's proof that she's a hypocrite strikes me as beyond thin, and more in the way of a routine effort by the WSJ editorial to soften up a favorite punching bag. I will not pretend that Dems are universally principled, but on this issue I believe most are acting out of good faith.
