I love the United States. I hate what our government is doing to it. I hate that we're allowing it. I love Molly Ivins, who writes in "Why the Torture Bill Matters," in part:

I'd like those supporting this evil bill to spare me one affliction: Do not, please, pretend to be shocked by the consequences of this legislation. And do not pretend to be shocked when the world begins comparing us to the Nazis.  [full column]

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