Overlooked in the torture bill debate is a key argument the Democrats can use.
In testimony before Congress or in public statements, high ranking military lawyers from the Judge Advocates General Corps (JAGS), Colin Powell, and General John Vessey, Jr., former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, all opposed the Bush torture bill.
With Senators McCain, Warner, and Graham caving in to the White House by, among other things, allowing the president to reinterpret the Geneva Conventions, it's time for the Democrats to show a little backbone and originality.
It's simple. The Democrats should say we support the military's position. They should put the Republicans on the spot by asking: Whom do you support? The military or the White House?