More wisdom from the moral right.
Now Democrats are threatening not to confirm attorney-general nominee Mukasey over waterboarding and are castigating him for refusing to concede it is torture when that is far from clear and he shouldn't be taking a position on it anyway.
Where are the courageous Republicans to shame Democrats for carrying al-Qaeda's water? They could point out that it is probably not torture and that it has rarely been used, and that when it has been used, it has actually worked and perhaps saved lives, contrary to liberal propaganda that it hasn't.
With all of these war-related issues, from terrorist surveillance to Gitmo to tough interrogation techniques, Republicans could do a much better job demonstrating that Democrats are on the wrong side -- literally -- and are doing far more to harm our national image with their lies against the administration than they claim Bush is doing with his policies.
Republicans would have more success convincing voters of the "rightness" of their policies if they started acting like they believe in them themselves.
Two Points:
1. Until this subject (which shouldn't even be up for debate) is settled, those on the right who declare their moral righteousness and castigate the "unbelievers" as immoral... no longer have firm footing on which to point fingers. Their choices will have long and far-reaching ramifications that will impact, not only our ability to spread "freedom and democracy" but potentially how American POWs may be treated in times of war. We are known by our actions and the company we keep.
2. By rolling over and accepting Mukasey's nomination, Schumer and Feinstein have betrayed the American people, rule of law and most importantly the American military. If perchance, congress does have to ultimately sumbit a bill stating the obvious, that waterboarding and other forms of personal injury interrogations are in fact, illegal, they will have to work hard to get it past the Republicans and avoid another veto. Mukasey's boss isn't going to let a bill that ultimately declares him a war criminal get passed. Not.going.to.happen. Further more, Mukasey would immediately be responsible to the American people to prosecute those so eloquently referred to the Geneva Convention as quaint and have worked so hard to undermine the basic tenets of the Constitution.
The Democratically controlled congress has failed, once again, to uphold the oaths they took and the commitments made to their constituency in 2006. They've given this administration another pass, settled when a fight was required and proved that every late night television joke about their missing spines and lack of testicles are more than just good natured jabs, but painful truths.
Posted by kerry at November 7, 2007 07:17 AM