Sullivan On Torture Laws, Signing Statements, And Alito

Andrew Sullivan supports Alito, but...

BUSH AND TORTURE: If he has to break the law he signed, he will. The consequences of presidents doing this to clear legislative intent are profound. I have no doubt that, for all his platitudes yesterday, the fundamental reason Alito was nominated was to remove one check from the president's assumption of new and permanent powers. In an issue like the McCain Amendment, Roberts and Alito will back the president against the veto-proof vote of the Congress. That's why they're there.

PS- Thanks to Jon for clarifying for me Sullivan's post on the Robertson controversy.