[Cross-posted at The Left Coaster.]
John Cole of Balloon Juiceobliquely glanced off my primary question about the current torture uproar yesterday by asking how does he (Cheney) get away with it? , referring to the incredible ability of the Evil One to totally blatantly lie yet always skate free. My question of the day was why now? after reading the phrase "we already knew this, but..." for the 32nd time as some new incendiary detail fed the fresh uproar.
Yes indeed, in its basic form all of the knowledge and evidence of war crimes revealed in the latest memos of felony have been known for quite some time, it’s even the primary rationale for Obama releasing them, since there really was nothing new. Why the uproar now, why the push to impeach and convict after all these years of nothing?