August 30, 2007

MCCAIN: If He Was As Pro-First Amendment As He Is Anti-Torture, He Might Still Be In This Thing

NRO's Jim Geraghty posts lengthy portions of a letter John McCain is sending to 250k GOPers in early primary states, including: "I am not naive. I know only too well the tools some governments have resorted to when threatened: indefinite detention without trial, torture of prisoners, and a belief that anything is permissible in dark places where power is the only law. But these tools are not American tools, and the easy way is not the American way. We must remain true to our ideals not in spite of the threats we face, but because of them."

Geraghty comments: "In the letter, McCain lays out the four themes he'll be pounding on from now until the primaries: the War Against Islamic Extremism, Government Reform and Fiscal Responsibility, Healthcare Reform,and Judges. What stands out to me about the letter? Well, McCain would never be so obvious as to throw gasoline on the are-Romney's-son's-chickenhawks fire. He would just obliquely mention that he's 'a father of two soldiers and five other children.'"

Posted by Conn Carroll at August 30, 2007 12:54 PM