little green footballs

Race to the Bottom

Mon, May 10, 2004 at 5:05:34 pm

John F. Kerry’s chief adviser Ted Kennedy takes the bizarre, overheated self-flagellating hyperbole even further: Senate Condemns Iraqi Prisoner Abuse.

“On March 19, 2004, President Bush asked, ‘Who would prefer that Saddam’s torture chambers still be open?’” said Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. “Shamefully, we now learn that Saddam’s torture chambers reopened under new management: U.S. management.”