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The president concedes that he endorsed White House torture discussions, but media takes a pass.
  • Why the surprise?

    The chattering classes (as opposed to the actual voting public) are much more interested in Obama's completely inconsequential comments about bitterness in small town America or about Clinton's latest claims to pistol-packing prowess than they are in actual important stuff like torture or war or economic calamity.

    Now maybe if we could get a video clip of Rev. Wright admitting he tortured little girls on an airstrip in Bosnia, then we could get some media attention on torture.