in the matter of torture by USA. Just as Turley is saying now on Maddow's show, it is dishonest to talk about prosecuting war crimes as if it were vindictiveness. There is no excuse for this. Obama is triangulating Clinton style, on this fundamental issue. Of course McCain would have been far worse, and maybe Obama is facing a stark choice - do what people more powerful than him want, or face retribution. But I can't pretend that I think this is OK. He doesn' t want to be vindictive toward people who designed and carried out the torture program, but he wouldn't tolerate lack of prosecution of marijuana laws.
So how is it OK for Obama to run interference for the torturers?