Today, President Bush
vetoed an intelligence bill because he opposed a provision in it that would
ban the use of torture, such as waterboarding, even though a majority -- 58
percent -- of Americans oppose the technique. A vocal opponent of the Bush
Administration's use of torture in the past, John McCain has again changed
his position and his principles and voted against the same provision last
month in an attempt to cozy up to the right wing of the Republican Party.
[CNN Political Ticker, 11/6/07; Washington Post, 2/14/2008]
"It is shameful that George Bush and John McCain lack the courage to
ban torture," said Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean. "And
it is reprehensible that McCain changed his position on torture just to win
an election. That's not the kind of leadership Americans want, and it's
exactly the reason why voters will reject John McCain in November. The last
thing we need is another president who will put politics over principle."
SOURCE Democratic National Committee
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