Comments on: Michael Mukasey’s Disingenuously Dangerous Defense of the Bush Torture Regime http://themoderatevoice.com/19950/michael-mukasey%e2%80%99s-disingenuously-dangerous-defense-of-the-bush-torture-regime/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Mon, 28 May 2012 18:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/19950/michael-mukasey%e2%80%99s-disingenuously-dangerous-defense-of-the-bush-torture-regime/comment-page-1/#comment-128750 DLS Thu, 29 May 2008 01:13:24 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/michael-mukasey/19950/michael-mukasey%e2%80%99s-disingenuously-dangerous-defense-of-the-bush-torture-regime/#comment-128750 "Anyone who believed that the Bush administration would nominate an AG who might later turn on them is hopelessly naive."<br><br>Or who still hopes, today? Blow that dust off the corpses of the vultures atop that dust atop that horse carcass before continuing to beat that horse carcass...[yawn] “Anyone who believed that the Bush administration would nominate an AG who might later turn on them is hopelessly naive.”

Or who still hopes, today? Blow that dust off the corpses of the vultures atop that dust atop that horse carcass before continuing to beat that horse carcass…[yawn]

]]> By: kritt11 http://themoderatevoice.com/19950/michael-mukasey%e2%80%99s-disingenuously-dangerous-defense-of-the-bush-torture-regime/comment-page-1/#comment-128746 kritt11 Wed, 28 May 2008 20:21:43 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/michael-mukasey/19950/michael-mukasey%e2%80%99s-disingenuously-dangerous-defense-of-the-bush-torture-regime/#comment-128746 Anyone who believed that the Bush administration would nominate an AG who might later turn on them is hopelessly naive. Unfortunately, loyalty and the willingness to turn a blind eye has been the key qualification of any Cabinet member. Those who disagreed with W soon found their bags packed for home. Anyone who believed that the Bush administration would nominate an AG who might later turn on them is hopelessly naive. Unfortunately, loyalty and the willingness to turn a blind eye has been the key qualification of any Cabinet member. Those who disagreed with W soon found their bags packed for home.

]]> By: RememberNovember http://themoderatevoice.com/19950/michael-mukasey%e2%80%99s-disingenuously-dangerous-defense-of-the-bush-torture-regime/comment-page-1/#comment-128743 RememberNovember Wed, 28 May 2008 15:41:19 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/michael-mukasey/19950/michael-mukasey%e2%80%99s-disingenuously-dangerous-defense-of-the-bush-torture-regime/#comment-128743 What did we expect from a Giuliani supporter? Everyone was in such a rush to replace Gonzo, that a jar of mayo could have done a better job.<br><br>Mucusey is just another Bush lapdog yes-man.<br>Blaming it on the "somnambulance" of the 80's is a weak hindsighted argument, then again most neocon fallacies are- and they wonder why they bump into so many things when they're looking at their keisters! What did we expect from a Giuliani supporter? Everyone was in such a rush to replace Gonzo, that a jar of mayo could have done a better job.

Mucusey is just another Bush lapdog yes-man.
Blaming it on the “somnambulance” of the 80's is a weak hindsighted argument, then again most neocon fallacies are- and they wonder why they bump into so many things when they're looking at their keisters!

]]> By: runasim http://themoderatevoice.com/19950/michael-mukasey%e2%80%99s-disingenuously-dangerous-defense-of-the-bush-torture-regime/comment-page-1/#comment-128739 runasim Wed, 28 May 2008 14:44:59 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/michael-mukasey/19950/michael-mukasey%e2%80%99s-disingenuously-dangerous-defense-of-the-bush-torture-regime/#comment-128739 In a nutshell, Mukasey (and he is not alone) is saying that people don't bear any personal responisibility for theri actions, so long as a government approves of them. In turn, the government should extend the safety net of immunity as wide as possible to protect its policies <br>That's been the guiding principle of many a dictatroship, and while we still held on to our own principles, the US disapproved vigorously. We held ourselves to a higher standard.<br><br>The greed based corruption scandals in Washington are but a pimple on the morally corrupt face of the nation., when it buys into this rationale.<br>It's ironic that those who rail most about moral relativism are the staunchest defenders of obfuscation when it actually comes down to distinguishing right from wrong. In a nutshell, Mukasey (and he is not alone) is saying that people don't bear any personal responisibility for theri actions, so long as a government approves of them. In turn, the government should extend the safety net of immunity as wide as possible to protect its policies
That's been the guiding principle of many a dictatroship, and while we still held on to our own principles, the US disapproved vigorously. We held ourselves to a higher standard.

The greed based corruption scandals in Washington are but a pimple on the morally corrupt face of the nation., when it buys into this rationale.
It's ironic that those who rail most about moral relativism are the staunchest defenders of obfuscation when it actually comes down to distinguishing right from wrong.

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