I THOUGHT THIS PRESIDENT WAS A CHRISTIAN?

President Bush just vetoed a bill that would ban waterboarding, a form of torture that the CIA has used against terrorists in the last few years. He vetoed it because ""The bill Congress sent me would take away one of the most valuable tools in the war on terror," and "This is no time for Congress to abandon practices that have a proven track record of keeping America safe," and "We created alternative procedures to question the most dangerous al Qaeda operatives, particularly those who might have knowledge of attacks planned on our homeland," Bush said. "If we were to shut down this program and restrict the CIA to methods in the field manual, we could lose vital information from senior al Qaeda terrorists, and that could cost American lives."

Oh I see, Mr. President. That makes it ok to torture people I guess. Pragmatics win.

"Supporters of the legislation say it would preserve the United States' ability to collect critical intelligence while also providing a much-needed boost to country's moral standing abroad."

Remind me: how does an immoral practice boost our moral standing?

 Read this article on CNN about the practice and the veto, and then this commentary, "Time to Excommunicate the President".