tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705460.post115896056903401926..comments2024-01-21T00:21:39.004-06:00Comments on Three Wise Men: Senate Republicans/White House Agree on Torture Bill CompromiseAlexander Wolfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03041808057755360625noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705460.post-1159116169202225152006-09-24T11:42:00.000-05:002006-09-24T11:42:00.000-05:00Paul Krugman has a pretty good article out explain...Paul Krugman has a pretty good article out explaining why the Bush admin wants torture power so badly when it obviously produces bad intelligence. His thesis is that they've been all about eliminating all limits on presidential power and that's why something so defiant to our laws and international law would be appealing to them.adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863984001571739736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705460.post-1158963916066970612006-09-22T17:25:00.000-05:002006-09-22T17:25:00.000-05:00Harry Reid said they would fillibuster the Bush pl...Harry Reid said they would fillibuster the Bush plan, but I think they made an error in giving the heavy lifting here to these Republicans like McCain - because they believe it'd give them cover -since obviously, at the end of the day, they just capitulate to the Bush admin. So, in the end, we got screwed.adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863984001571739736noreply@blogger.com