No Bush veto on anti-torture bill (now seeking compromise with Congress)

[sabra]

http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/national/article/0,1406,KNS_350_4287401,00.html

No Bush veto on anti-torture bill

WASHINGTON - After threatening to cast the first veto of the Bush presidency over efforts to outlaw the torture of military prisoners, the White House has backed away from a showdown and is now seeking compromise with Congress.

A White House spokesman said Saturday that national security adviser Stephen Hadley has met three times over the last month - most recently Thursday night - with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., chief sponsor of an amendment setting new restrictions on the U.S. treatment of war prisoners.

A McCain aide confirmed that the subject of those talks has been the anti-torture amendment, which passed the Senate by a landslide despite heavy opposition from the White House and personal lobbying by Vice President Dick Cheney.

"They (administration officials) have assured me this will get worked out," said a senior Senate Republican aide who, like others, did not want to be identified because the matter was still being negotiated in private.

[merwin]

1. Flip-flopping once again... flopping worse than a fish out of water.

[PSPS]

2. What good would the law do anyway?

I mean, it isn't like bush cares about the rule of law. And, even if this were passed into law, who in the current congress would ever hold bush accountable? Nobody.

The republican party is nothing more than a giant criminal enterprise.

[Tom Joad]

3. My thoughts exactly. Surprised they bothered to oppose it.

[roguevalley]

4. don't compromise. ever. on this issue. You good christian people, you.

[Toots]

5. Won't ever be brought up again

Senate had their "on record" moment. McCain got what he wanted. He got the publicity and now it will just quietly dissappear and everyone will think that the Administration has conceded and the US will no longer torture. Wrong!!!!!!!