The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

Right. Geithner shouldn't have been on the list. I just started naming some prominent dems without really thinking.

Aha! Without really thinking. There's a lot of that going around with the repubs these days. Hey, I'm not especially political, and I only lean a little to the left, but really, is this the best that the Grand Old Party can do? Pelosi knew? Hey, I'm prepared to believe that she did, and that she is being a weenie by ducking the issue now. If so, so the hell what!? It's politically embarrasing for her - but the last eight years have been politically devastating to the GOP. Defending waterboarding and trying to indict Pelosi is a dead-end street. Y'all are going to have to do some soul-searching, my friends. (And I'm truly in favor of a healthy, intellectually robust conservative opposition. I look forward to their re-appearance sometime soon.)

The whole "let's waterboard (insert political enemy) next" meme is pointless from both sides. The consensus is in. It's torture, or so close to it as to make no difference. We've all known about it for years now.