tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950958371463784360.post2199299342425565628..comments2023-09-11T05:35:20.532-07:00Comments on Commonwealth Club of California: Torture Touches Everybodyjzippererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774755651549270732noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950958371463784360.post-12605091282719428752009-05-16T14:02:00.000-07:002009-05-16T14:02:00.000-07:00This erudite review of the "moral hazards" of the ...This erudite review of the "moral hazards" of the Bush administration, as well as what is now expected from President Obama - and how he's already failing to demonstrate his commitment to the rhetoric that helped to get him elected - was one of the best hours I spent in at least the last week. <br /><br />Will illegal actions be tolerated at the highest levels of government?<br /><br />Will this administration turn its head and simply "look forward"?<br /><br />Will this president bring real change to the way in which our government functions and how the office of the president affects our values and ethics, and will it be enough to make a real difference? <br /><br />-----<br />"For the great enemy of truth is very often not the lie - deliberate, contrived and dishonest - but the myth - persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic." <br />John F. Kennedy, Yale Commencement address, 1962 (http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/Archives/Reference+Desk/Speeches/JFK/003POF03Yale06111962.htm)<br /><br />Blog: http://didyoucheckfirst.blogspot.com/Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636871661540027659noreply@blogger.com