Horror and disappointment

Attorney General Eric Holder announced recently that the Obama Administration is retaining the policy of rendition, which basically means torture.

I am horrified.

I cannot imagine what Obama is thinking.

Here's Obama some months ago, responding to Dick Cheney's assertion that torture is necessary to "keep America safe." I can't imagine what intelligence he's received that would change his mind.

We were all so looking forward to a government that had a conscience. What the hell happened?
he was accused by the right wing of being an "appeaser" during the election. And I think he is. Not in a Chamberlain-Nazi Germany kind of way, which is what the right wing was accusing him of, but more like a kid in high school who really really wants to be liked by everyone.

This isn't really much of a well thought out entry, but when I read about it I had to record my disappointment somewhere.

C'mon, man, you know better than this.