Cornyn’s Absurd Hypothetical For Holder: What If Waterboarding Were Your Only Interrogation Option?

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During his confirmation hearing today, Attorey General nominee Eric Holder unequivocally rejected torture. “No one is above the law,” Holder said repeatedly during the hearing.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) could not fathom that an Attorney General would reject a practice that both is unlawful and endangers Americans. He tried to get Holder to back off

Comments

[de_wood]

I don't believe in hypothetical situations. It's like lying to your brain.

[schmiss]

WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME

If real life is 24, then why are we in the Middle East at all? The bad guys always turn out to be ambiguous Eastern Europeans, Mexicans, Republican politicians who want to start a war for oil in Asia, or the entire country of China. The only time the big bad guy was a Middle Easterner, he was from Turkey for God's sake.

~WAKE UP AMERICA~

[alicebluegown16]

Fail, Big John, so much fail.

"Assume the moon is made of green cheese."

"Senator, with all due respect, I really can't--

"ASSUME IT, DAMN YOU!!!"

I heart you so much Dick Durbin.

[ytterbius]

I was home sick from work today.. watched a bunch of that hearing. What I came out with mostly involved thinking that Spector was being a jackass.

[saramiskismet]

Want some ice for that BURN muthafucka?