Guess what James Comey predicted would happen when those torture memos were released?

[Duer 157099]

From an October 2007 article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/04/washington/04interrogate.html

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 — When the Justice Department publicly declared torture “abhorrent” in a legal opinion in December 2004, the Bush administration appeared to have abandoned its assertion of nearly unlimited presidential authority to order brutal interrogations.

But soon after Alberto R. Gonzales’s arrival as attorney general in February 2005, the Justice Department issued another opinion, this one in secret. It was a very different document, according to officials briefed on it, an expansive endorsement of the harshest interrogation techniques ever used by the Central Intelligence Agency.

The new opinion, the officials said, for the first time provided explicit authorization to barrage terror suspects with a combination of painful physical and psychological tactics, including head-slapping, simulated drowning and frigid temperatures.

Mr. Gonzales approved the legal memorandum on “combined effects” over the objections of James B. Comey, the deputy attorney general, who was leaving his job after bruising clashes with the White House. Disagreeing with what he viewed as the opinion’s overreaching legal reasoning, Mr. Comey told colleagues at the department that they would all be “ashamed” when the world eventually learned of it.

I wonder if they are actually ashamed. Anyone know? I know we are ashamed for them.

[grasswire]

1. psychos don't feel shame

Only contempt.

[AllentownJake]

2. shame isn't something these people are capable of feeling

[theoldman]

3. They are amoral.

They have no feelings one way or the other. I can put up with put up with people that are immoral but I don't want to be around people that are amoral.

[Duer 157099]

4. Has anyone heard anything from Comey though, lately?

I mean, about this specifically. Since the release of the memos enable people to finally discuss them, I would think he'd be making some noise somewhere.

[MadMaddie]

9. He is probably lawyered up and probably negotiating

with the current DOJ.

[chieftain]

5. Here's the first sign of remorse.

I'm certain that the fact that Bybee is the first one at real risk is coincidental.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042403888.html?hpid=topnews

[Uben]

6. Remorse for getting caught...

...is the only remorse anyone could have for penning such opinions. He knew what he was doing, but he did it anyway. Having remorse at this late date is only dreading the thought of having to own up to the hideous techniques of torture he approved.

[Senator]

7. Now, If Comey Had Been "Ashamed" Enough To Resign...

...and ACT to stop the ongoing torture -- as was his treaty-bound duty as a US Gov't official -- we might be deep into the sentencing phase by now.

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[lala_rawraw]

8. that would require a conscience

although Cheney and his Lizzie are both proud regardless

[BlooInBloo]

10. Torturers don't feel shame.

[Kablooie]

11. No shame. Only self righteous anger. If they had shame they wouldn't have done it in the first place

[GardeningGal]

12. Right now, I think they're too terrified to feel shamed. nt

[Captain Hilts]

13. And Colin Powell forgot to protect the military on this. Shame. nt