Quote Of The Day

"The United States of America has used torture throughout its history. In the Cold War, the C.I.A. used coercive interrogative techniques including physical and psych ops to discover information. The people of the United States condone domestic torture in the form of whippings, lynchings, and the latest method, electric tasers that can drop a person from 15 feet away with a dose of 50,000 volts. Is the safety of our society more important than our moral sensitivity? I would think that most Americans immediately after September 11th would have gladly allowed ou[r] government to pursue any lead and taken any action to prevent a repeat of that tragic fall morning. If our combined safety is more important, then these accusations and outrage of both political parties is nothing but a load of hot air. President Obama was correct when he announced that he was not going to legally go after the men and women in uniform who were following orders. I do not condone torture, and I would make it a point to convey that to my superiors, but I do understand the need to obtain intelligence from uncooperative people who might be planning an attack on our country. Private morality or public safety? Can they co-exist? From 2002 to 2009, the policy of President Bush offered one response for this question. In February of 2009, President Obama has given us his answer. It is time to move forward, turn the page, and pursue peace as valiantly as we waged war." — Tony Campbell, moderate Republican commentator and Army National Guardsman