This week's Economist has a great editorial on Bush's stance regarding torture of detainees.
This week saw the sad spectacle of an American president lamely trying to explain to the citizens of Panama that, yes, he would veto any such bill but, no, “We do not torture.” Meanwhile, Mr Bush's increasingly error-prone vice-president, Dick Cheney, has been across on Capitol Hill trying to bully senators to exclude America's spies from any torture ban. To add a note of farce to the tragedy, the administration has had to explain that the CIA is not torturing prisoners at its secret prisons in Asia and Eastern Europe—though of course it cannot confirm that such prisons exist.
"We do not torture" has got to be one of the most overhwhelmingly hubristic things this guy has ever uttered. Except of course for maybe "Mission Accomplished" back in 2003.
All I have to say on the matter is, "Hey, look, the president isn't wearing any clothes!"
Why do 33% of our country still think the president is doing a great job?