I'm so tired of this reply, because ultimately it boils down to "The President of the United States was unable to use the bully pulpit to convince Americans that torture is bad."
That's a reflection on the quality of the president, not checks and balances.
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I'm so tired of this reply, because ultimately it boils down to "The President of the United States was unable to use the bully pulpit to convince Americans that torture is bad."
That's a reflection on the quality of the president, not checks and balances.
Reflection on the quality of the president or on the morals of the average American?