Last week, I asked TMV readers to consider and chime in on the subject of John McCain’s opposition to torture and the cool reception he receives among certain members of the Leftosphere when he voices that opposition — like he did recently on The Daily Show.
I didn’t get all of the answers for which I was looking, but this much became clear: Love him or hate him, McCain (of all people) does not deserve to be singled out for criticism on this issue. In the words of Entropy, a TMV commenter:
The MCA [Military Commissions Act], obviously, is not perfect and there are a few areas I think should be and could be changed. Still, critics of McCain seem to think he should vote against any legislation that’s not perfect. In such a case, no legislation would ever get passed. Better to have an imperfect law now – a law that can be amended – than to have no law at all. Rarely does the first iteration of legislation come out ‘perfect.’
I wonder why the critics of McCain, who has done more than any other elected official of the US to prohibit detainee abuse, are not equally critical of rest of the US Senate which has done nothing.
Similar sentiments were expressed by other commenters at other sites. For those interested, the complete wrap-up is available at Central Sanity.