Bush finally conceeds existence of secret CIA torture prisons.

September 7, 2006 by mugsy.

(from Guest Blogger “David”):

Just had to write to you, I guess my soulmate on issues regarding Bush, about the recent Presidential disclosures regarding the American Gulags across Europe.

Of course, his disclosures were quite late as most of the world already knew of these prisons and they have created a great deal of controversy. So, no surprises.

Still, the disclosures by Bush have been a source of intense shame for me. Frankly, the whole idea of U.S. government officials committing torture (and I use it in the conventional sense, not the highly strained sense the Cheneyites use it) makes my skin crawl.

I write you simply to emphasize that most of us who are Conservatives remain committed to the rule of law and view the excesses of this Administration with shock and horror. At heart, conservatism is about maintaining cherished historical American values and using intense deliberation before changing those values which have served us so well.

Accordingly, the Bush Administration has not been conservative, but rather, revolutionary in nature. This Administration has single-handedly scrapped more conservative American values in a few short years than the Democrats could ever shelve in decades of rule. Personally, I’d rather be on the side of moderations, something this Administration can’t abide.

So, I’ll vote Democratic for the foreseeable future so as to restore balance to the Federal and perhaps State Governments. I also hope that a government controlled by Democrats will slow or halt the destruction of our values so evident in the past six years.

Best personal regards,

David

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