Apr 11 2008
Where are Obama and Clinton on the latest torture revelations?
These extraordinarily chaotic times we live in make whomever’s going to be the next president’s job a difficult one, not to be envied; global warming, Iraq, the imploding economy and cleaning up the endless pile of all the other shit Bushco’s done. So of course there’s no shortage of issues for them to be talking about (which, ultimately, even though Obama’s got it all but wrapped up, makes a lot more sense than constantly trying to attack each other).
The latest outrage, about Cheney an other top-level people micromanaging torture in the White House basement (chronicled here by Froomkin at the WaPo) is yet another biggie that will probably go unpunished, when we really should be putting together a good old-fashioned firing squad at this point (note to Secret Service - I’m not going to be on the firing squad or put it together, so move along).
It is so apparent that so much has been going on and this hard-on for torture permeates the administration so deeply, that what I want to hear from the Dem candidates is some reassurance that they’re going to not only purge the cloud of torture from the White House/CIA/DOJ, but they’re going to hold those people accountable, even if it means charging them with crimes and putting them on trial. And it should be one of the first things they do, too. This issue is just as important as the economy or any of the other big ticket items out there, it’s just that the WH and the more-than-obliging MSM have somehow managed to numb the country from any sort of outrage. It’s time for someone to fill that leadership vacuum ASAP, but I’m not holding my breath.
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Ah… more like where’s the rest of Congress, especially the Democratic leadership?
Might as well forget asking where Clinton and Obama are on this latest revelation. That might force them into actually standing for something. Democrats aren’t supposed to do that, remember?
Starting to see tiny displays of spine, but not enough and not fast enough.
Maybe not late though. You’re gonna kill me for posting this nut on FBC…. but he’s got a point.
After Downing Street’s, David Swanson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOGU8qKJzYY Part I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsVKMP6S8BU Part II