NY Times Editorial Slams Bush Administration on the Rule of Law and Human Decency

by: wvblueguy

Mon Dec 31, 2007 at 15:17:56 PM EST

The Editorial today in the NY Times speaks for itself... I think they've got it right particularly when they say theres even more issues not covered in the editorial. Read it by clicking here.

There are too many moments these days when we cannot recognize our country. Sunday was one of them, as we read the account in The Times of how men in some of the most trusted posts in the nation plotted to cover up the torture of prisoners by Central Intelligence Agency interrogators by destroying videotapes of their sickening behavior. It was impossible to see the founding principles of the greatest democracy in the contempt these men and their bosses showed for the Constitution, the rule of law and human decency.

It was not the first time in recent years we’ve felt this horror, this sorrowful sense of estrangement, not nearly. This sort of lawless behavior has become standard practice since Sept. 11, 2001.

The Editorial finishes up with an important message to the voters of our nation...

These are not the only shocking abuses of President Bush’s two terms in office, made in the name of fighting terrorism. There is much more — so much that the next president will have a full agenda simply discovering all the wrongs that have been done and then righting them.

We can only hope that this time, unlike 2004, American voters will have the wisdom to grant the awesome powers of the presidency to someone who has the integrity, principle and decency to use them honorably. Then when we look in the mirror as a nation, we will see, once again, the reflection of the United States of America. (emphasis mine)

It is so important that this message gets out to our nation not just to the readers of the NY Times.