Pop Torture

Last weekend I was discussing with a right wing friend the possibility that Gonzales would be Bush's next SCOTUS pick. I said that Bush might think twice about nominating him because the confirmation hearings would drag into the light the fact that Gonzales helped the White House enable torture.

His response:
"Have you seen the polling on that? Most people say we are not treating the detainees harshly enough! There is no way Bush is concerned about that."

Not to get all Santorum, but I ran across this today:

"Why babble about brutality and get indignant about tortures? The masses want
them. They need something that will give them a thrill of horror." - Adolf Hitler.

HT: Sullivan, who has been a clear and strong voice from the right opposing the Bush torture policies.