Evil Dick: Prosecuting Bush officials over torture would put a wet blanket on willingness to be bold

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Hennen reminded Cheney of Obama’s recent statements that waterboarding and other practices were unnecessary and “we could have gotten this information in other ways, in ways that were consistent with our values, in ways that were consistent with who we are.”

Cheney responded, “Well, I don’t believe that’s true. That assumes that we didn’t try other ways, and in fact we did. We resorted, for example, to waterboarding, which is the source of much of the controversy…with only three individuals. In those cases, it was only after we’d gone through all the other steps of the process. The way the whole program was set up was very careful, to use other methods and only to resort to something like the enhanced techniques in those special circumstances.”

Cheney also aired disturbed feelings about the calls for the prosecutions of Bush administration officials over torture.

“I’ve never heard of such a thing,” he said. “And talk about putting a wet blanket on anybody in government’s willingness to be bold in their recommendations and so forth. Just forget that.”

He warned that such action would have future consequences.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/05/07/1926056.aspx

[aquart]

1. Really? What if we pour water when that blanket is on your willingness to be bold?

Dickie, "bold" and "lawless" are not synonyms.

[ControlledDemolition]

5. It may also adversely affect O'Reilly's 'A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity'sales! n/t

[knowbody0]

2. mayhaps he should have completed his college education

then he SHOULD have heard of such a thing. wha wha wha, dick you miserable wretch.

[billyoc]

3. Good.

[Canuckistanian]

4. "Prosecuting officials for torture? I’ve never heard of such a thing"

Argentine ex-army chief on trial
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7422284.stm

[thedeanpeople]

6. K&R

[jmondine]

7. There is nothing bold about an act of cowardice

[LaurenG]

8. One can be bold and not kill and torture people.

Part of this mans brain is not working. Where is his critical thinking skillset?