I hope someone brought his contacts

So Dick Durbin has apologized for telling the truth about Guantanamo Bay. He dared speak out about the immorality of denying basic human rights to fellow human beings, and he got slapped around by Republicans and a compliant media.

I think Piggy's glasses just got broken.

Crimenotes adds: Thanks to Flop for picking up on this one and keeping it straightforward. I was going to post on the matter, and it was going to be an all-out, over-the-top call to man the barricades. Durbin was a victim of McCarthyism, plain and simple, and he folded under pressure. This is a shameful moment that should haunt him for the rest of the career. By acquiescing to the worst kind of propaganda, he's established a presumption that anyone in Congress who speaks up against torture and thuggery is anti-American. This post musters up the proper outrage, but fails to point out the damage that Durbin has done to his institution and to dissenting voices. On a lesser note, Durbin pulled out the rug from under a lot of his supporters. The gratification of hearing someone call the torturers to the table has not only been negated -- the very principle behind his remarks is now undermined. And it's this kind of shit that makes me think that the Democratic Party is doomed, and not worthy of anyone's support.