President Bush just vetoed a bill banning a 19 unique “interrogation techniques.”His condoning of these practices undermines his faith in my view, and makes me question his ethics and morals. America’s continuing torture of suspects will likely cause more terror attacks, not less. Groups like Al-Queda call us the infidel, and if we are willing to stoop low enough to torture, then we fully deserve it. If we treat prisoners the same way they do, then what differentiates us? How can we continually claim the moral high ground in any of our actions against terrorist groups?
The most famous of these is waterboarding (a torture technique that creates a sensation of drowning, invented during the Spanish Inquisition).
Here is a Bush quote which I’ll leave you to ponder.
“The bill Congress sent me would take away one of the most valuable tools in the war on terror”
When a President calls sensory torture a “most valuable tool,” it shows his views on the value of human life. John McCain, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton have all denounced waterboarding, but Bush continues to proclaim it’s value. I often hear Republicans blaming the left-wing influence in the legislature for halting things like abortion bans, but lets consider a situation in which such a bill makes it’s way to the oval office. Would George Bush have valued the human rights of the unborn like he values the human rights of our enemies?
He would probably be quick to pass an abortion ban, but would that be a move to satisfy the conservative base of his party, or would he pass it because he really, truly believes in it? Based on current evidence, it causes one to wonder.
~Brian~
February 27, 2008 – 10:52 am
Hilarious comic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2LvSJimTTc
Just checking some highlights of the debate last night. In this clip, Hillary is incredibly ungracious. She cheekily asks if Obama needs another pillow, and claims that the debates are skewed toward giving her the hard questions first. The moderator keeps trying to change the topic while she continually tries to get a word in, shouting and pleading, and making long sentences to be heard and get the most camera time. I hope no one was seriously considering voting for her. I disagree with both democrats on most all the issues, just to clarify that. Obama says she was putting up a bit of a filibuster during the debate, which I can understand. Both candidates proceed intterupt each other, each trying to get the last word, granted obama acted less like he was trying to grab the spotlight and make the moderator hate his job. Since when are both candidates 10 year olds?
And then there are the offensive comments made earlier yesterday by a McCain campain speaker. You can watch those here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFceLPhAC28
I find this head case hilarious. No wonder he is a radio host, eveything that comes out of his mouth is controversial. It’s a really bad blunder to get introduced by this guy (even if McCain apologised afterward). There are no good candidates left in this race. I guess we’ll have to see if any conservatives run as independents, because the picture isn’t pretty from where I am standing.
~Brian~
February 26, 2008 – 8:48 pm
Thanks is due to Mr. W for the speedy news.
We have sadly been informed that our very good friends the Es’ house burned down this past Sunday (Feb 24). They are safe; from some research via local papers, I have gathered that they sold their home (a bed and breakfast) and moved into the new residence 3 days before the fire, so this is really sudden. Cause of the fire is currently being attributed to a malfunctioning water heater. The articles state that the residence was owned by Mrs. E’s sister (a family-owned rental property which they were staying in after their move). Their dog, Molly, perished in the fire. She is pictured above. As far as I know, the only things they have are the clothes on their backs and one charred photo saved from the inferno. Please help us lift them up in prayer. Molly is the dog shown in the photo.
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