One Step Forward
6/22/2005
For the first time in what seems like ages, a politician speaks the exact truth and is shunned by many for doing so.
This is Sen. Dick Durbin's response to the Senate floor after reading an FBI Agent's memo describing the torture and abuse at Guantanamo. As cold as it seems, his words carry the weight of being true.
"If I read this to you and did not tell you that it was an FBI agent describing what Americans had done to prisoners in their control, you would most certainly believe this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their gulags or some mad regime Pol Pot or others that had no concern for human beings," the senator said last week.
Finally, the Democratic Party has somebody with balls to step up and speak the all-out truth, not softened with political rhetoric or lightened up for the ears of every anal-retentive Republican senator.
Then a week later he apologizes for his comments (albeit halfheartedly):
"Some may believe that my remarks crossed the line," said the Illinois Democrat, at times holding back tears. "To them I extend my heartfelt apologies."
Senator Durbin, I don't believe your remarks crossed the line at all. You only said what we all were thinking and feeling at the time (well, those of us who actually give a fuck). I see no reason why you need to apologize. You were only speaking the truth.
posted by Edward Svengali @ Wednesday, June 22, 2005,
