The "darn dangerous" one is George W. Bush, the single most ignorant, bloodthirsty tyrant presently striding the face of the planet.

Now that the House & Senate have broken the ice and actually held some public debate and votes on resolutions to end the occupation of Iraq, is it possible that the Dems may now also be ready to condemn torture and the Gitmo gulag?

The continued silence of the DNC/DLC leadership about our trashing of the Geneva and Anti-Torture treaties is why many people overseas have begun to generalize anti-Bush, anti-US government feelings into broader, anti-American citizen feelings. But until the Dems speak up, what other conclusion should outsiders viewing our political process draw?

It still remains a mystery to me that the Kerry campaign didn't hold George Bush accountable for his official administration torture policies. This is a domestic partisan issue with legs - even among (and often quite especially among) -devout evangelical Christians.

Since ending the Iraq military misadventure is now okay for grownup voters to talk about in the upcoming Congressional elections, how about maybe some dialogue about ending torture and replacing Gitmo with a terrorist intelligence gathering system that really works?