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Joan says:
But Schumer's announcement Friday that he'd support Michael Mukasey as attorney general, despite Mukasey's cowardly refusal to say waterboarding is torture, was a jolt.
Is that because Charles Schumer has been such a principled, dedicated, formidable opponent to the overt lawlessness which has been the Bush Administration's modus operandi for the duration of his "presidency"?
Perhaps there's a simpler explanation for your incredulity. Like, say, a turnip truck.
That you and others (who presumably have not been living under a fucking rock for the last several years) could possibly be jolted by Schumer's narcissistic, duplicitous behavior is itself nothing short of astounding.
Like every other Democrat who has argued against impeachment, you have - in a clear, unambiguous fashion - conceded The Unitary Executive need not be held accountable for his actions, regardless of the consequences. That position reveals you and like-minded Democratic Faithful as mirror images of the amoral, unprincipled cowards you routinely condemn from the rickety perch of your righteous indignation.
As long as you are committed to inaction for the sake of political expediency while crimes are being committed in the name of the American public, your opposition to torture, illegal surveillance and other evils is irrelevant to anyone residing beyond the bony confines of your impenetrable skull.
Enjoy the horse race, Joan. You've certainly sold enough of your soul for it.
