Discussion: McConnell, Ryan Shoot Down Talk Of Re-Opening The Debate On Torture

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They’ll follow the law under the most stringent form of “la-la-la-I-can’t-hear-you” oversight Congress can muster.

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FiNe. But IF we have onLy 24 houRs to find the dirty bomb, we’ve basicaLLy tied jacK Bauer’s hands and ALL the terror Murders Are McConnell and Ryan’s fauLt.

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So now they’re repudiating John Yoo and his crazy it’s legal if the President orders it logic?

When does Yoo get indicted for facilitating war crimes?

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They can reopen it on one condition: they can only use it on Liz Cheney.

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You scumbags can’t weasel out from under this. Not if the few courageous members of Congress stand strong.

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Putting out constant fires is a tiring, nasty job - couldn’t happen to two more deserving SOBs.

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This whole month has been torture.

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…and welcome to the rest of our lives.

Wow…that was one hell of a depressing thought.

Time to look a kittens for a little while.

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…and her dad. Rummy too for that matter.

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Quit distracting us from the important work of tax cuts for our donors!

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Big time trouble in paradise.

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Well, Trump could always get Sean Hannity to show everyone how waterboarding is a goddamned laugh riot. Oh, wait…

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Believe these sociopaths at your peril.

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Trump could always defuse a dirty bomb with a Golden Shower. After all, Donald is kinda like McGyver - without the looks, brains, and talent, of course.

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Some GOP lawmakers, including Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, were encouraged by reports that the Trump administration wanted to re-examine the enhanced interrogation program.

“It is no good, because you – I’ll put it to you this way, you give me a water board, Dick Cheney and one hour, and I’ll have him confess to the Sharon Tate murders.”
– Jesse Ventura on waterboarding, May 11, 2009

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What, the GOP discovered scruples? My my.

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Or anyone else who publicly endorses the treasonous, illegal and immoral use of torture. Let them have it first. Send them to Guantanamo for the extra special treatment.

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OK, put it on pay-per-view. Yuuuuge ratings!!

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Yeah, they’re not winning that debate and they know it.