Will Obama Reauthorize Bush's Torture Policies?

  I most certainly hope not.

  The Public Record

The Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said he told President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team that some of the Bush administration’s controversial interrogation policies should remain intact.

In an interview with Congress Daily, Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, said he also recommended Obama retain the directors of the CIA and national intelligence, both of who oversaw and implemented the White House’s domestic surveillance activities.

"The leadership of both the CIA and the [Director of National Intelligence] is going to be pivotal to keeping us safe and secure,” Reyes told Congress Daily. “I made a recommendation that they stay on during the transition so that there would be a period of time that there would be overlap."

Moreover, Reyes, who earlier this year voted in favor of reauthorizing the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping program, said he advised Obama’s transition team that obtaining information from suspected terrorists is crucial and “some options” that extend beyond interrogation rules in the Army Field Manual need to be available.

  Mr. Reyes, Wal-Mart may be hiring for the holidays. Please do go apply, and get lost.

  If Obama does  reauthorize the Bush torture policies, I'm one vote that he will not have the next time around.

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