Wary

I have to admit i'm a little wary on the future of the McCain amendment. For all press reports it seems McCain will not budge and made that clear on "Meet the Press" this morning. However, I can't bring myself to fully trust that McCain will not somehow allow the CIA provision in some how with some backroom dealmaking with this White House. After all, this is the same man who shamed himself on the campaign trail last year in support of a man he clearly loathes.

The Nation has a great piece on McCain this month reminding everyone he is not liberal nor has he any liberal tendencies. If he runs in 2008 (95% chance), he will be far right of Bush. McCain, although a victim of war, is even more of a hawk than Cheney. On fiscal side, he is traditionalist GOP (which is not such a bad thing). Democrats enamored with McCain should be under no illusions that he run from the center to get into the White House.

The McCain amendment must pass. It must reach Bush's desk without any changes or provisions so that Bush's hand will be forced. This will be the single most important bill ever passed and forwarded to the president for his signature. If we allow continued torture of prisoners in secret gulag's we will no longer be America. This nation will have no soul and will have no moral ground in this conflict.