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Originally posted by Gattigap
I'm referring to the Senate's amendment to the Defense authorization bill last week, in which 90% of the Senate told the Bush Administration to go fuck themselves over their strident desire to have the flexibility to do pretty much whatever they want with detainees.
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Ah, that. Yeah, I stand proudly with the nine.
What you saw was a power play by McCain, pulling a PR move that effectively pulls power from the executive branch that needs to stay with the executive branch. Do they need investigation? Yeah. Did the military actually want some specific guidelines? Yep. Was this - pulling the authority away from the proper power division - the right way to do that? Nope. That was simply McCain starting his campaign.
Honestly, Panske's appreciation for this guy baffles me. All I can figure is, he thinks he's better than Hilary, and is the only one who can beat her. He might be right about that.
