{"id":1881,"date":"2008-02-15T12:59:44","date_gmt":"2008-02-15T16:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.virushead.net\/vhrandom\/2008\/02\/15\/mccain-sells-his-soul\/"},"modified":"2008-02-15T13:14:23","modified_gmt":"2008-02-15T17:14:23","slug":"mccain-sells-his-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virushead.net\/vhrandom\/2008\/02\/mccain-sells-his-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"McCain Sells His Soul"},"content":{"rendered":"

As cynical as I have become about politics, this one surprises even me. I never would have thought that John McCain would vote this way on torture. Disgusting.<\/p>\n

Arianna Huffington: John McCain Sells His Soul to the Right: Backs Off on Torture Ban – Politics on The Huffington Post<\/a><\/p>\n

Has there ever been a more repugnant example of political pandering than John McCain’s decision to vote against a bill banning waterboarding, putting hoods on prisoners, forcing them to perform sex acts, subjecting them to mock executions, or depriving them of food, water, and medical treatment?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“When I was imprisoned, I took heart from the fact that I knew my North Vietnamese captors would never be treated like I was treated by them. There are much better and more effective ways to get information. You torture someone long enough, he’ll tell you whatever he thinks you want to know.” And there was this pithy and powerful summation of why torture should never be an option: “It’s not about who they<\/em> are, it’s about who we<\/em> are.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, Senator McCain, this vote demonstrates very clearly who you are. How will you sleep at night?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As cynical as I have become about politics, this one surprises even me. I never would have thought that John McCain would vote this way on torture. Disgusting. Arianna Huffington: John McCain Sells His Soul to the Right: Backs Off on Torture Ban – Politics on The Huffington Post Has there ever been a more repugnant example of political pandering than John McCain’s decision to vote against a bill banning waterboarding, putting hoods on prisoners, forcing them to perform sex…<\/p>\n

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