I will have to disagree with you on this issue. Does Cheney speak for all Republicans and do I share his opinion on all issues? I would have to answer that with a resounding no, but what he has been saying on the Sunday shows is absolutely right. If you are a true Conservative and you are actually listening to what he is saying, he is saying that ... Read Moreif the Obama administration is going to release information about the tactics used, he should also release the information that was extracted from these terror suspects as well as how effective they were in thwarting acts of terrorism.

And before you go accusing Cheney of violating our constitution by torturing inmates, these people are not American Citizens, they are people captured committing acts of aggression during war and are not afforded the same rights that you and I are entitled to. Also before you criticize the former VP as the sole perpetrator of committing and approving these acts of torture, Congress also approved these methods.

The people that approved those methods of torture include the likes of Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, and other Democrats in the Congress and Senate. They may be denying it now, but the record proves they knew and approved, and in some cases even asked if these methods were harsh enough.

Also, you must examine the methods of torture. I agree that... Read More ... Read Morewaterboarding, while it isn't as life threatening as what Radical extremist do, it might be on the cusp of inhumane. But the other methods such as sleep deprivation, isolation, playing annoying music, or playing unpleasant sounds are NOT cruel or inhumane ways of extracting information and really shouldn't be considered torture.

The other thing that Cheney is saying is that he disagrees with those in the Republican Party need to moderate. I agree with him. We need to regain our Conservative values for fiscal responsibility, lower taxes, free market solutions, and smaller government. Moderation in Republicans begats mediocrity.

nd to elaborate on that, the more moderate the Republican party gets, the more we get representatives like Arlin Spector, John McCain (who came up with McCain-Feingold, a Immigration amnesty bill, and initially didn't support Bush's tax cuts), and others that support a more liberal agenda. Moderation in the Republican party is what lost us the... Read More ... Read Moreelection in 2006 and the White House in 2008. The Republican party has lost it's fiscal responsibilities by growing the deficit and growing the size of government over the last eight years.

What he is suggesting is for us to find our Reagan Conservative values and not fall into the trap Republicans need to moderate in order to get back into the majority leadership. This has been what is going on in the last eight years and we need to find our core values to return to our glory. I am not saying we need to shift to the far right to alienate independents and moderate Democrats, but just get back to conservatism as it was meant to be.

After all, if the Republicans keep moderating as they have been, what is the difference in them and the Democrats other than the degree of how liberal they are and vote? Arlin Spector could have made a big difference in whether the Obama Stimulus package was passed or not, and he chose to side with Democratic Leadership on this issue. So now, he ... Read Moreabandons what little Republican values (if he ever had any anyway), and switches parties. And just why? Because he isn't moderate enough? No...because he knew that the way he really wants to vote isn't in the best interest of his Republican supporters and he knew he would not get reelected on the Republican ticket when his seat comes up. These turncoats are saying they're doing it out of concern for our country, but if you are really concerned about the country, Republicans need to find our roots and oppose tax hikes, bailouts, government healthcare, and all these other policies of Obama that will lead us down the path of Socialism.

I will have to disagree with you on this issue. Does Cheney speak for all Republicans and do I share his opinion on all issues? I would have to answer that with a resounding no, but what he has been saying on the Sunday shows is absolutely right. If you are a true Conservative and you are actually listening to what he is saying, he is saying that if the Obama administration is going to release information about the tactics used, he should also release the information that was extracted from these terror suspects as well as how effective they were in thwarting acts of terrorism.

And before you go accusing Cheney of violating our constitution by torturing inmates, these people are not American Citizens, they are people captured committing acts of aggression during war and are not afforded the same rights that you and I are entitled to. Also before you criticize the former VP as the sole perpetrator of committing and approving these acts of torture, Congress also approved these methods.

The people that approved those methods of torture include the likes of Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, and other Democrats in the Congress and Senate. They may be denying it now, but the record proves they knew and approved, and in some cases even asked if these methods were harsh enough.

Also, you must examine the methods of torture. I agree that waterboarding, while it isn't as life threatening as what Radical extremist do, it might be on the cusp of inhumane. But the other methods such as sleep deprivation, isolation, playing annoying music, or playing unpleasant sounds are NOT cruel or inhumane ways of extracting information and really shouldn't be considered torture.

The other thing that Cheney is saying is that he disagrees with those in the Republican Party need to moderate. I agree with him. We need to regain our Conservative values for fiscal responsibility, lower taxes, free market solutions, and smaller government. Moderation in Republicans begats mediocrity.

And to elaborate on that, the more moderate the Republican party gets, the more we get representatives like Arlin Spector, John McCain (who came up with McCain-Feingold, a Immigration amnesty bill, and initially didn't support Bush's tax cuts), and others that support a more liberal agenda. Moderation in the Republican party is what lost us the election in 2006 and the White House in 2008. The Republican party has lost it's fiscal responsibilities by growing the deficit and growing the size of government over the last eight years.

What he is suggesting is for us to find our Reagan Conservative values and not fall into the trap Republicans need to moderate in order to get back into the majority leadership. This has been what is going on in the last eight years and we need to find our core values to return to our glory. I am not saying we need to shift to the far right to alienate independents and moderate Democrats, but just get back to conservatism as it was meant to be.

After all, if the Republicans keep moderating as they have been, what is the difference in them and the Democrats other than the degree of how liberal they are and vote? Arlin Spector could have made a big difference in whether the Obama Stimulus package was passed or not, and he chose to side with Democratic Leadership on this issue. So now, he abandons what little Republican values (if he ever had any anyway), and switches parties. And just why? Because he isn't moderate enough? No...because he knew that the way he really wants to vote isn't in the best interest of his Republican supporters and he knew he would not get reelected on the Republican ticket when his seat comes up. These turncoats are saying they're doing it out of concern for our country, but if you are really concerned about the country, Republicans need to find our roots and oppose tax hikes, bailouts, government healthcare, and all these other policies of Obama that will lead us down the path of Socialism.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DOES NOT TORTURE HUMAN BEINGS! To make excuses for this is ridiculous. They aren't American citizens so they don't have any rights? I thought that we established that the truth is self-evident that ALL men are created equal. And the notion that torture was the only way is, I think, arguable. Was it the absolute only way? Well, none of us are qualified to judge that. Let the perpetrators of these crimes be the ones to convince us that there was no other way whatsoever. To just accept their word that they had absolutely no other way is to show a chilling belief in the words of politcians like Cheney. Show me, don't tell me.