Principles

Kevin Drum pointed to this guy, a conservative/Republican arguing that torture is wrong and Republicans (specifically those in power) should put a stop to it. He ends with this:

"If we can't make a principled stand now, we never can."

While I hate to sound cynical, I have to think that the moment has already passed to make a principled stand against torture, and Republicans never will. Senate Republicans certainly had their chance with the Alberto Gonzales nomination for Attorney General, and they blew it. This isn't to say that they will never take a stand against torture, but I predict that if/when they do it will be because it suddenly becomes politically expedient, not because it's the right thing to do. If even John McCain voted to support Gonzales, then he can have no principles.