Friday, April 24, 2009
'We need to step back and ask ...' Part II
Hub Blog gives permission to readers to unplug this blog if I become as obsessive as others on the torture/prosecution issue. ... With that said, Paul Krugman really ought to stick to economics. He says hearings and prosecutions are needed to reclaim 'America's soul' -- and not just over torture. He also wants probes into 'the march to war.' ... Hmmm. Did America prosecute FDR and others for tossing Japanese-Americans into concentration camps? Just wondering. ... Notice how Krugman describes those who disagree with his views, i.e. they're either prissy people who dislike 'ugly' scenes or people who don't want to be reminded of their 'sins of omissions.' Harvey Silverglate, you ought to be ashamed of yourself! ... I have this vision of Paul Krugman and Andrew Sullivan serving as judges in 'The Crucible,' sitting at a court bench, wearing their Pilgrim hats and angrily pointing moralistic fingers at others. ...
Final note: Obama's all over the map on this one. Now he's against hearings? I don't mind getting at the truth. But prosectutions are an entirely different matter, as that sinner Harvey Silverglate notes. ...
Hub Blog gives permission to readers to unplug this blog if I become as obsessive as others on the torture/prosecution issue. ... With that said, Paul Krugman really ought to stick to economics. He says hearings and prosecutions are needed to reclaim 'America's soul' -- and not just over torture. He also wants probes into 'the march to war.' ... Hmmm. Did America prosecute FDR and others for tossing Japanese-Americans into concentration camps? Just wondering. ... Notice how Krugman describes those who disagree with his views, i.e. they're either prissy people who dislike 'ugly' scenes or people who don't want to be reminded of their 'sins of omissions.' Harvey Silverglate, you ought to be ashamed of yourself! ... I have this vision of Paul Krugman and Andrew Sullivan serving as judges in 'The Crucible,' sitting at a court bench, wearing their Pilgrim hats and angrily pointing moralistic fingers at others. ...
Final note: Obama's all over the map on this one. Now he's against hearings? I don't mind getting at the truth. But prosectutions are an entirely different matter, as that sinner Harvey Silverglate notes. ...
