Cloud cuckoo land

The world of the Bush administration clearly is cloud cuckoo land. We are now told by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley that while we do not torture we may employ "enhanced interrogation techniques." Is it really necessary to comment further on this?

This ongoing argument about torture, if it were not so grimly serious, would have to be seen as nothing short of hilarious. We do not torture but we use enhanced interrogation techniques? We do not torture but Bush will veto for the first time an important bill if it contains restrictions on torture? McCain and others insist that torture doesn't work but at least a few others (with much less experience) insist that it does. The vote in the Senate was 90 to 9 against but Bush/Cheney insist on it anyway. The evidence is overwhelming that they lied and distorted intelligence but they continue to insist they did not. Scandals exist in this administration as far as the eye can see but they carry on as if they actually have a mandate. And, as there are apparently no honest or decent Republicans in the House, impeachment seems to be out of the question. I guess Republicans are proud to protect war criminals and liars. The fact that Bush/Cheney and the neocons are going to destroy the Republican party for years to come doesn't bother them as long as they get their obscene short term profits. They sleep comfortably at night only because they have no shame, no guilt, no concern for their country, and no shred of decency whatsoever. So Mr. and Mrs. Middle America, continue to support them as they will protect you from homosexuals and a woman't right to choose. Of course at the same time they will have their hands in your pockets driving you further and further into poverty and ill health. Gangsterism has become much more sophisticated since the days of John Dillinger and Al Capone. By the way, does anyone remember Ken Lay and Enron? And oh, have you looked at your gas and energy bills lately? Have you kept up with developments in Iraq? Stay the course. We're going to "win." Is it not obvious to everyone by now that "winning" is completely out of the question? Winning is not an option. Getting out is apparently also not an option. So wow! We'll stay the course forever. It's good for business. And what's good for business is good for Bush and Cheney. Rest assured, everything is going well.