Senator Durbin was Wrong to Use the Nazi Card

I'm a firm believer that Godwin's Law applies to meat space just a much as it applies to cyber space.  Invocation of Hitler or the Nazis tends to reduce, not increase credibility.

That being said, I agree with Senator Durbin.

I firmly believe that we are routinely torturing people.

What's more, I believe that the administration, along with a significant portion of the officer corps are objectively pro torture.

It's not that they think that torture is a good tactic.  They have a very real need to torture these people, and absent compelling information to show that it is harmful, they will continue to do so.

So, what should Durban have said, here's my take on it:

If I read this to you and did not tell you that it was an FBI agent describing what Americans had done to prisoners in their control, you would most certainly believe this was a passage from the memoir of my respected colleague Senator John McCain describing his abuse and torture in the infamous "Hanoi Hilton".

That's how you put these troglodytes in their place.