The future of the GOP

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Did Gustav actually do McCain a favor?

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Addington feigns outrage over Delahunt’s comment

At a hearing at the House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties that intended to discuss any White House discussions of the use of illegal torture techniques in the war on terror, Cheney Chief of Staff David Addington replied to U.S. Rep. Bill Delahunt's (D-MA) question regarding whether or not waterboarding was discussed by saying: "I can't talk to you because al Qaeda may watch C-SPAN."

"I'm sure they are watching," Delahunt responded. "I'm glad they finally have a chance to see you, Mr. Addington."

The comments sparked criticism on conservative websites and talk shows who labeled Delahunt as out-of-touch and even calling on al Qaeda to attack Addington. "Delahunt is both a fool and a reprobate," Scott Johnson, a fellow at the conservative Claremont Institute, wrote on Powerline.com. "He does not understand that his good will toward al Qaeda means nothing to them, and his encouragement of their mission is simply vile."

Of course, not much was made of the face that Addington dodged the question, and once again the administration continues to be able to keep the public in the dark about how and when the decisions were made to advocate the use of torture in our interrogation of those we suspect to be enemy combatants.

And for those of you that are interested, here's video of the exchange:



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Cheney: I Asked Lynne If It Bugs Her That People Call Me Darth Vader

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Mitt Romney is a fool (updated)

Just finished watching the CNN YouTube debate, and was pleasantly surprised that my fellow cartoonist, Nick Anderson of the Houston Chronicle, slipped in the question above.

He actually made three total, and the other two can be seen on his blog here.

But the question/answer of the night went to Mitt Romney, who sounded a lot like our current torturer-in-chief in answering a question on waterboarding: How can any of you disagree with McCain on it, and he's against it?

I oppose torture. As to whether waterboarding is torture, I don't think it's wise for us to describe which measures we would and would not use.

Romney got a little testy when McCain became offended. He dropped the name of people with experience that he gets advice from, like Cofer Black of Blackwater fame.

McCain responded with this:

Life is not '24' and Jack Bauer

Romney also fumbled when Anderson Cooper pointed out that Romney once wished for the day that openly gay men and women could serve in our military. When asked if he still believes that, Romney responded, "Today is not that day."

Updated 11/29/07 at 3:36 p.m.

Over on the Daily Cartoonist, Alan has posted the response of the candidates to Nick Anderson question above: