Truthdig – Ear to the Ground – McCain Votes Against Torture Ban

McCain votes against his own bill? The man who was tortured during Vietnam War votes NO on banning torture. Just last August McCain was outspoken against torture and now, less than six months later he finds himself uncomfortable voting to ban torture . No “flip-flop” here? Great display of integrity and leading America forward to become a nation that  tortures ! Nice !
— Chip

Truthdig – Ear to the Ground – McCain Votes Against Torture Ban
Sen. John McCain has established himself as an outspoken critic of torture, which makes his vote Wednesday against the Feinstein Amendment, which would set limits on the types of interrogation techniques used by American intelligence agencies, all the more puzzling—or, in the case of The Atlantic columnist Andrew Sullivan, heartbreaking.