Looks like Maverick wants to torture Goose, voting against the Waterboarding Ban (which passed, btw)... or at least appease his base after taking his wild and straight shooting position of anti-torture. What a guy! Bush will of course, veto the bill, but this is a loser I think in the long run for McCain.
How do people poll nationally on torture, anyway? I assume it is about 30/70 (for and against). Hmm, let's google it. Well, in 2004 Americans opposed torturing suspects nearly 2 to 1, and I imagine the fervor has dipped since. According to another poll done in 2006, apparently the Catholics like their torture just a bit more than the rest, I mean, we all saw how successful that Spanish Inquisition was. Actually, that poll shows that of the total public, only 32% say that torture is never justified... Hmm...
And a more recent poll by the ACLU found that most Americans want to end torture and follow the Geneva Conventions (Dems 80%, Independents 87%, Repub 74%)
So I guess McCain really needs his base fired up, but he will lose independents and Obama, assuming he is the candidate, has shown that he can pull independents, so... looks as if McCain is screwed on this one.
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remember the Torture Museum in Amsterdam? mccain would love that place.
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