Posted on 12/15/2005 9:15:21 AM PST by meandog
WASHINGTON - After months of resistance, the White House has agreed to accept Sen. John McCain's call for a law specifically banning cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of foreign suspects in the war on terror, several congressional officials said Thursday. The congressional officials spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they did not want to pre-empt an expected announcement later in the day at the White House, possibly by President Bush and McCain. ...
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McCain says ban "torture," because it worked on him.
Ban McCain. I would vote for Hitlary before McCain.
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Gladly. Where to begin?
1. He's not a Republican.
2-10. Same as above.
A pollster asked me if McCain and Hillary are the presidential candidates, which one would I vote for.....He was surprised when I shouted "NEITHER OF THEM....EVER".
You forgot to include how he "dissed" the Swift Boat Vets and before that the families of the POW/MIA from Vietnam...
I also think that he knows personally for SURE that torture does sometimes work....from what I hear, it worked on him...
I recall that the White House had said they would veto...but johnnymecarino pointed out that the vote in both houses would override a presidential veto...sigh
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't this bill only ban government workers from "torturing", I thought recently we had started hiring outside security firms, etc., to do all our "torturing"?
Maybe trade him for Zell Miller or even Lieberman.
I am sorry, I just posted to someone and mentioned your name..(misspelled), but didn't put your name in the TO: spot.
I don't know which is worse, not to ping you, or misspelling your name...so please forgive both, OK?
And spend the next two years explaining why you vetoed body armor for the soldiers "you put in Iraq." Not too bright.
I just heard a news update . It has not been accepted in the way McCainiac propesed it. They are hammering out details.
Makes me wonder how the Repubs expect to stay in power when they are so spineless.
Anyway, here comes McCain, glowing from the awesome success of his Campaign Finance Reform bill, which allows billionaires like Soros to sway elections.....now with an equal winner....a bill to insure terrorists are treated extra nice.
That should have the terrorists spilling their guts. Lack of previous success was the failure to say "please" and "thank you" by the interrogators.
And yes, Bush is weak in failing to stand fast on a veto. The Repubs are weak in fearing to vote against yet another McCain Lead Balloon bill.
and it will work just as well!
I don't think it is, I think it is basic human rights.
Anyone detained for any reason in our custody should be treated humanely, period.
That doesn't mean you need to serve them tea and cookies either.
"this is insane for the White HOuse to capitulate to idiot McCain."
My thinking too. It doesn't matter whether the bill has any teeth or not. The point is that it will be viewed as a tacit admission of having done wrong.
Bush is no Reagan.
McCain is a RINO! And he wants to run for president??? Lord, help us!
Gully, uh, ah sho' wud lack to be an 'merican hero lack John is...but, uh, it wud mean ah haf to be accountable for mah actions and, aftuh all, ah was tankin' up on alcohol, nose candy, missin' mah scheduled Guard drills, an gettin' arrested for DUI when John here was in, uh, the Hanoi Hilton after fightin' for his country.
Wanna bet once the ACLU gets involved? We're talking about individuals that would love to cut your head off, and you're worried about torture?
It's a war. It's not a party.
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