"What I find most laughable is the GOP trying to paint her [Pelosi] as a liar who supported torture, while they deny it was "torture" that was actually planned and implemented by GOP leadership in power."

Torture is an "old issue" only because you find it an embarassment. Every time some conservative outrage falls below the fickle public's radar you declare the subject "solved" and "you're ready to move on".

You say there was no torture, but Pelosi knew about it all long. Make up your mind. Maybe you're right, I never cared much for that mousy dame anyway. Fine. Let the chips fall where they may. I'd be willing to see Pelosi swing for this, along with the others. Put McCain in charge of the Inquisition, there will be bipartisan teeth on the sidewalk by the time he's finished.

It all sounds hauntingly familiar

"There is no global warming
Maybe there's global warming, but its natural
Maybe its not natural, but its not our fault
Maybe it's our fault, but its too late to stop it
Maybe its not too late, but the Chinese are worse than we are"

"Finding WMDs in Iraq
Defeating Al-Quaeda in Iraq
Establishing Democracy in Iraq
Stopping ethnic violence in Iraq
Hey, who cares why we're in Iraq, we're winning now!"

You complain about Democratic Situational Ethics, but Republicans have mastered the art of the Rolling Situational Excuse.