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I once described John McCain as an unprincipled torture apologist for his political positions during the Bush administration. I think I was probably mistaken, a
by pjscott 8y ago
I once described John McCain as an unprincipled torture apologist for his political positions during the Bush administration. I think I was probably mistaken, and I apologize to his ghost.
- pmorici 8y agoWhy, I seem to remember him as one of the lone voices that spoke against torture. A point of view that came from his time as a POW.
- adventured 8y agoFrom the article: "As a torture victim, Mr. McCain was sensitive to the detention and interrogation of detainees in the fight against terrorism. In 2005 the Senate passed his bill to bar inhumane treatment of prisoners, including those at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, by limiting military practices to those permitted by the United States Army Field Manual on Interrogation. His 2008 bill to ban waterboarding as torture was adopted, but vetoed by President Bush."
- pmorici 8y agoYes, I'm wondering why the op thought he was a torture apologist.
- docker_up 8y agoYou were completely and indisputably wrong about McCain and his stance on torture. He has always, always been against it and never wavered.