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I'll support anyone, any time, who takes a stand against torture. This is why I welcome the fact that a few Democrats have seemingly located their consciences, a critical faculty that has recently been conspicuous by its absence.
I have no idea what motivates the Democrats individually or collectively. Not possessing the personal qualities necessary to be a successful politician, I can't begin to understand this breed.
Anything that is an attempt to turn back the tide sweeping this country back toward barbarism, is welcome to me. Perhaps I am naive and this is just a cynical move, meant to score some political points with the Democratic base. Whatever. I continue to hope that the tide will turn, that together the American people and the Congress will repudiate the shameful policies of this administration. If the refusal to confirm Mukasey is a step in that direction, I welcome it.
