Pro-Torture, Anti-Law Democrats
By The vote national disgrace tally doesn’t seem to be up on Thomas yet. According to Lederman:
Democrats voting in favor included Carper, Johnson, Landrieu, Lautenberg [!!], Lieberman[Seriously, Go Fuck Yourself Joe–Why Don’t You Go Back To Moralizing About Stray Nipples On the TeeVee From the Private Sector], Menendez, Nelson (Fla.), Nelson (Neb.), Pryor, Rockefeller, Salazar and Stabenow[!!].
Shame. Shame on each and every one. Extra shame on everyone with a safe seat (and that’s not just blue-staters–Nelson, you’re running against Katherine Harris, for Chrissakes.)
…Greenwald confirms the tally.
And, needless to say, “all Republicans but one (Chafee?) voted in favor.” Every day that these people and their undiluted contempt for every decent principle this country stands for remain in power is a dark, dark stain on its history.
…Uh, this strikes me as not very good strategy. Did they get stabbed in the back by a couple Party of Torture fake-moderates who promised their vote on the habeas amendment? Even if that’s true, I’m not sure if it’s an excuse; as they say, if the plan involves POT moderates staying firm, you need a new plan.