Bush to Veto Waterboarding Ban, Man Who Left Woman to Drown Objects

It never ceases to amaze me how the left gets so unwound over waterboarding, which reportedly has only been used three times, and even then on the most vicious monsters the world has ever knowsn.

I know the left hates this country and George Bush in particular, but has it ever occurred to them the terrorists would also like to kill them if given the chance? Has political animosity so clouded their judgment they're willing to makes themselves more vulnerable to terrorists?

Apparently so.

Bush to veto waterboarding bill

President Bush is poised to veto legislation that would bar the CIA from using waterboarding — a technique that simulates drowning — and other harsh interrogation methods on terror suspects.

The president planned to talk about the veto in his Saturday radio address.

Bush has said the bill would harm the government's ability to prevent future attacks. Supporters of the legislation argue that it preserves the United States' right to collect critical intelligence while boosting the country's moral standing abroad.

"The bill would take away one of the most valuable tools on the war on terror, the CIA program to detain and question key terrorist leaders and operatives," deputy White House press secretary Tony Fratto said Friday.

Now here's what galls me. A guy who left a woman to die a slow death by drowning offers his vociferous objection.

"President Bush's veto will be one of the most shameful acts of his presidency," Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., said in a statement Friday. "Unless Congress overrides the veto, it will go down in history as a flagrant insult to the rule of law and a serious stain on the good name of America in the eyes of the world."

Mary Jo Kopechne was unavailable for comment.

Note also the URL that goes with the story. More objectivity from the media: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080308/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_torture