Commander in Chief George W. Bush just vetoed a bill that would have explicitly banned the use of "enhanced" interrogation techniques, namely waterboarding. In a beautifully eloquent explication, which I'm sure rolled off his tongue with the lithe grace of a drunken ballerina, President Bush said, "The bill Congress sent me would take away one of the most valuable tools in the war on terror." For just one article debunking that specious claim check out Froomkin's column from yesterday's Washington Post.
I can also say, with great assurance, that I (unbelievably enough) completely agree with Mayor Quimby, er uh, Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) on this one, when he condemned Bush’s veto as “one of the most shameful, er uh, acts of his presidency.” [Italics added for
One thing I can say for certain is this…
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