Words are inadequate

From Katherine:

The House is still pushing for the provision, and I'm sure the White House has no objection. They just need to keep a safe distance. They can't be allowed to. The press must ask Bush about this directly.

From the article:

In a letter published in The Washington Post, White House legal counsel Alberto Gonzales said the president “did not propose and does not support” a provision to the House bill that removes legal protections from suspects preventing their “rendering” to foreign governments known to torture prisoners. Gonzales said Bush “has made clear that the United States stands against and will not tolerate torture.”

Very seriously, if Kerry is elected, what do you think he will do differently than above? The whole HLS department isn't going to be replaced; if it was asking for this under Bush, it'll be asking for it under Kerry. That's the nature of executive departments. Do you think Kerry will actively say "stop that or you're fired" to HLS? Or do you think he'll use the same kind of distancing that Bush has used?

I have yet to hear Kerry say one substantive thing he would do differently in Iraq or in the "War on Terrorism" than Bush is doing (other than he'd somehow be "nicer" about it). It's no longer "those folks your party elected." It's "the government that *we* elected."

I agree that Bush should be asked about torture. But I'd like to hear Kerry's answer, too. I doubt you'll hear much difference.