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‘A Nicety We Could Not Afford’
Thus Sen. Lindsey Graham describes the Bush administration’s attitude toward the law and “enhanced interrogation techniques.”
Eric Zimmermann has the scoop.
(Note: I would have plugged this into my just-published post on torture, but ultimately decided Graham’s soundbite deserved its own spotlight.)
4 Responses to “‘A Nicety We Could Not Afford’”
US laws are a nicety we cannot afford – it is so great to be lectured on patriotism and constitutional principles by total madmen.
A “nicety”? Yes, that just about sums up Bush's views of laws, treaties, respect towards others (including the American people), etc… all of which he trashed in his own pursuit of power.
This just continues to show that the only thing the GOP holds sacrosanct is loyalty to the party. Laws, morality, principles, etc. are all niceties that can be done away with if it goes against what the party wants. What the party wants, the party gets at all costs… Seems very communistic to me.
Not communist, fascist. A bit cliched, but that what it is.
Just another example of what happens when you give up your own freedoms to attempt to protect the very freedoms you just abandoned.
Sometimes I wonder if the republican leadership is clinically incapable of rational thought.