Andrew Sullivanwrites on the White House resistance to congressional detainee legislation:
Decent conservatives in the Senate understand that this administration's shameful record must be corrected by legislation. The administration is so desperate to retain complete control over detention policies, so as to pick and choose when to torture and abuse prisoners, that they have delayed the military authorization bill to the fall to prevent the McCain and Graham amendments. Deep down, this is a debate about whether the president, in a war with no defined end, can simply place himself above the law whenever he so desires, in order to reverse America's long-standing policy of treating prisoners humanely.
Right or wrong, this seems too broad a statement. Taken literally, Sullivan’s argues those Republicans opposed to the John McCain and Lindsey Graham amendments lack decency. Obviously, that’s more than an unfair assertion to make. Especially when considering an issue of national security.
