Shakesville: A Smiling President Chats About Torture

Here are some video clips from President Bush's interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday. If I hadn't pulled my shoulder and am waiting for the pills to kick in, I might write something like he is a cocky, deluded, spiteful, tongue-twisting snake and I am more than excited about his eminent retirement. If only it would arrive swifter. I guess the pills finally did their glorious job!

In this first video, a smiling Bush answers Chris Wallace's question about waterboarding with:

First of all, whatever we have done, was legal. And whatever decision I will make, will be reviewed by the Justice Department to determine whether or not the legality is is there. And the reason why… there’s a difference between what happened in the past and today is there’s new law. And um, and so to answer your question, whatever we will do will be legal. The American people have got to know that what we did in the past gained information that prevented an attack and for those who criticize what we did in the past, I ask them which attack would they rather have not permitted…stopped? Which attack on America would they have said, you know, well, maybe that wasn’t all that important? That we stopped those attacks. I’ll do what’s necessary to protect America within the law. That’s what you gotta understand. And um, (nods head)

See! LAWS dictated torture was legal. My mind is at such ease now! Give me another pill!

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