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McInsane was against torture before he was for it.
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| Jack Shit |
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Maverick Fails The Test: McCain Votes Against Waterboarding Ban
Today, the Senate brought the Intelligence Authorization Bill to the floor, containing a provision from Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) that establishes one interrogation standard, requiring the intelligence community to abide by the same standards as articulated in the Army Field Manual and banning waterboarding.
Earlier today, ThinkProgress noted that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), a former prisoner of war, has spoken strongly in favor of implementing the Army Field Manual standard. When confronted today with the decision of whether to stick with his conscience or cave to the right wing, McCain chose to ditch his principles and instead vote to preserve waterboarding:
THEN:
McCain fights exception to torture ban
Ex-POW assails bid to exempt the CIA
By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff | October 26, 2005
WASHINGTON -- Senator John McCain yesterday warned that a push by the White House to exempt overseas CIA agents from a proposed ban on mistreating prisoners in US custody would exacerbate the problem of detainee abuse by giving interrogators legal authority to torture suspected terrorists.
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| artechba |
| McCain = Bob Dole |
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| MLBoros72s |
Quote: Originally posted by artechba
McCain = Bob Dole |
Wait...then is Obama Bill because he's "the real first black president" or does that go the namesake, Hillary? :dontknow: |
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| artechba |
I don't read Think Progress or Red State or whatever you're amusing yourself with these days. I've lived through the history and I form my own opinion.
Get us out of Iraq and you've got my vote.
And no, he's nothing like Bill. I'm really not interested in what the Clintons have to say. |
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