Watch What They Do, Not What They Say

Because they lie.

• President Bush and his aides regularly denounce torture and deny that it has been condoned as part of the aggressive antiterrorism campaign....
• "It is a policy of the United States that we do not torture, and we do not," said White House spokeswoman Dana Perino.

"After telling us and the world that torture is abhorrent . . . it appears that under Attorney General Gonzales they reversed themselves and reinstated a secret regime by, in essence, reinterpreting the law in secret," [Senator]Leahy said, referring to administration officials.

So give up the documents, Mr. President. You act as though you are above the law. You are not king, you are a President in a nation of laws. Act like it, even if it doesn't come naturally.

- posted by john @ 11:06 AM