Once a society unleashes this beast everyone in it is changed and twisted by it --- victim, perpetrator, cheerleader, dissenter and bystander alike. 
Bush and 189 House Republicans apparently think our nation’s previous abhorrence of torture is quaint. They appear to yearn for the good old days...of the Spanish Inquisition. 
Reading Darwin's notes I see it again plainly: An understanding that twines comprehension of an individuals "forgettableness" with its unique worth is the source of a naturalist's paradoxical reverence. --Quote from The Importance of Everything and Other Lessons from Darwin's Lost Notebooks
This title says it all ... Democrats Call For Investigation of Torture Tapes: I Attempt to Care by Hunter --Like bad TV, the same story over and over again week after week after week. Which are better? Democrats who stamp their feet and do nothing or Republicans who do nothing (other than steal from the public coffers)? Democrats have made a step in the right direction. As soon as they actually do something beyond stamping their feet we will be able to give them some credit ...
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