I want to appreciate Harris-Lacewell, but the more I read her, the more gakked out I get. What the hell does this paragraph mean? She supports Obama's decisions about the torture photos, but she doesn't want Cheney in jail, but she also thinks we should reveal "information" and "cope" with subsequent "political, moral, and national pain".
What the hell does that mean exactly? I mean, it's kind of bizarre. She doesn't want him hidden away in jail, she'd rather have him repeatedly sneering "the truth" on television? what?
Lacewell's 'graph, quoted in Dennis's post:
"Thus I find myself in an unsatisfying gray area with respect to the current torture photos. I generally support President Obama's decision not to aggressively pursue prosecution of the government officials or lawyers implicated by the torture memos. I derive that position from a belief that truth and reconciliation is the best model for the U.S. to follow on this issue. I believe that revealing information and understanding what happened is the most important task we should engage in with relation to torture. I don't want Cheney in jail, but I want him to have to tell the truth -live- on TV- repeatedly. Consistent with that commitment, I believe we should release the photos and simply cope with the political, moral, and national pain that may follow."