McCain Votes Against Waterboarding Ban

[tekisui]

Source: ThinkProgress

Today, the Senate brought the Intelligence Authorization Bill to the floor, which contained a provision from Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) establishing one interrogation standard across the government. The bill requires the intelligence community to abide by the same standards as articulated in the Army Field Manual and bans waterboarding.

Just hours ago, the Senate voted in favor of the bill, 51-45.

Earlier today, ThinkProgress noted that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), a former prisoner of war, has spoken strongly in favor of implementing the Army Field Manual standard. When confronted today with the decision of whether to stick with his conscience or cave to the right wing, McCain chose to ditch his principles and instead vote to preserve waterboarding:

Mr. McCain, a former prisoner of war, has consistently voiced opposition to waterboarding and other methods that critics say is a form torture. But the Republicans, confident of a White House veto, did not mount the challenge. Mr. McCain voted “no” on Wednesday afternoon.

The New York Times Times notes that “the White House has long said Mr. Bush will veto the bill, saying it ‘would prevent the president from taking the lawful actions necessary to protect Americans from attack in wartime.’”

After Bush vetoes the bill, McCain will again be confronted with a vote to either stand with President Bush or stand against torture. He indicated with his vote today where he will come down on that issue.

John McCain: He was against waterboarding before he was for it.

link: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/13/mccain-waterboarding-fail/

[Nitrogenica]

1. He's a lot like Bush now, isn't he.

[tekisui]

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[spanone]

2. i once mistakenly thought he had a shred of credibility....bwahahahahahaaa

[DB1]

4. Say goodbye McCain, If we bring this issue to the forefront....

we will have no problem winning in November. Americans do not approve of torture or flip-flopping on torture. (I am not talking about the 25% that believe in Bush and would follow him over a cliff.)

[Mojambo]

5. He must REALLY be struggling to get conservatives

Because the smart thing to do would have been to vote Yea on this knowing that it was going to be vetoed anyway.

[unkachuck]

6. you mean....

....he voted against torture before he was for torture or did he voted for torture before he was against torture, wait, I'm confused....

[tekisui]

7. I think it was: He voted for torture after he voted against torture after he was tortured.

Apparently, it just take Limpballs bashing him, and he is all for torture.

Disgusting.

[Zodiak]

8. If there is a hell....

he's going there. A tortured man voting to sanction torture in his own country....that hasn't happened since....Vlad the Impaler!

[tekisui]

9. Talk about one disgusting, pandering, consciousnessless Sell Out.

He sold his soul to the devil. His fate is sealed.

[tabasco]

10. Unfuckingbelieveable.

He has lost all sense of decency and honor.

[tekisui]

11. His fellow POW's are turning in their grave.

[SexyGalFan]

12. McCain is painted as a Maverick, but he's not

He's Romney light.