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Andrew Sullivan is an odd duck. He used to be famous for being a gay conservative pundit/blogger. I must admit to not following him very closely, as I just could not understand his point of view. But in the few pieces of his that I have read over the last few years, coupled with his appearances on shows like Real Time with Bill Maher, I've noticed a profound change in his attitudes.
He may very well still be conservative. But the blinders are off his eyes regarding the Bush Administration. And that is amazing. Most prominent conservative pundits have stuck by their guns, and their Decider. I'm amazed at the contortions many of the FOX "News" crew will put themselves through in order to defend the indefensible. Here, Andrew Sullivan takes them to task for defending torture, and the cover-up of torture. Kudos, Andrew!
[Excerpt]
Krauthammer On Fox
It's refreshing, actually. I just listened to Charles say that the torture of terror suspects in 2002 was justified because the United States was flying blind and had no knowledge of what al Qaeda was planning. He won't say "torture", of course, although the law is clear that it is torture. (He and Fox News keep referring to the notion of "harsh interrogation techniques". I think they realized that the "enhanced interrogation techniques" was a little too close to the Gestapo's euphemism for comfort.) And he then said that destroying the tapes was justified because you don't want them coming up on YouTube, do you?
Read more at: The Atlantic
He may very well still be conservative. But the blinders are off his eyes regarding the Bush Administration. And that is amazing. Most prominent conservative pundits have stuck by their guns, and their Decider. I'm amazed at the contortions many of the FOX "News" crew will put themselves through in order to defend the indefensible. Here, Andrew Sullivan takes them to task for defending torture, and the cover-up of torture. Kudos, Andrew!
[Excerpt]
Krauthammer On Fox
It's refreshing, actually. I just listened to Charles say that the torture of terror suspects in 2002 was justified because the United States was flying blind and had no knowledge of what al Qaeda was planning. He won't say "torture", of course, although the law is clear that it is torture. (He and Fox News keep referring to the notion of "harsh interrogation techniques". I think they realized that the "enhanced interrogation techniques" was a little too close to the Gestapo's euphemism for comfort.) And he then said that destroying the tapes was justified because you don't want them coming up on YouTube, do you?
Read more at: The Atlantic
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