The Usual Suspects on the left and in the MSM (but I repeat myself) have exploded in outrage over what was “revealed” in Bush-era “torture/interrogation” memos released yesterday by an Obama administration desperate to prove that government should be “transparent” (even though by their own standards, the only transparency they’re interested in is transparency for past administrations, not the current one).
Bush-hating liberals have salivated for weeks over the possibility of Spain “prosecuting” Bush admin officials for allegedly sanctioning “torture” at Gitmo, but today Spain’s AG is recommending against it:
Little Green Footballs has a video up showing claiming (see update below) that Bush, too, bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, as if that’s a double standard on the right’s part for making fun of Obama and his bow. It isn’t a double-standard on OUR part, it’s a double-standard on the left’s part, and that’s what we’re pointing out (most of us, anyway).
As if your blood wasn’t boiling enough over this issue, Jim VandeHei at The Politico promises to make it rise even more with this one:
Take a look at this video, which contrasts how the Marines reacted to President Bush on a visit a couple of years ago to Anbar versus how they did with Obama recently when he visited Camp Lejune to announce withdrawal plans:
Some bloggers at the Volokh Conspiracy legal blog are engaging in a back and forth with Slate magazine over comparisons between Lincoln’s laws of war and President Bush’s. For history buffs, it makes for some interesting reading.
