Mr. Guariglia: “President Obama, having already released the so-called “torture memos” from the Bush era, initially flirted with the idea of allowing the release of these photos, as well — that is, until the institutional realities of his office got the best of his conscience.”
No. He changed position because it was politically more advantageous, at the time, to appease one group over another. If it becomes more politically advantageous later to appease his liberal cronies, he’ll release the pictures.
His lofty conscience had nothing to do with his decision.
I noticed how off-topic the following discussion went. This is exactly the reason the issue of the Abu Ghraib pictures has come up at this time: distraction and deflection (just as #4 Bilgeman explained). The timing on this is not coincidental.
Here in PJ, we love to complain about the diversion tactics employed by the left whenever they get a little to close to the fire, and yet in this very blog’s comments section, I see conservatives being sucked into the diversion created by the trolls and engaging them in a debate that isn’t related to the point of the blog. To those who managed to stay on topic, I congratulate you!
As for the far left’s indignation at Obama for not playing their game by the rules on this one, it will be forgiven and forgotten as soon as he commences another far left policy. All will be well, and as is usually the case with the left, they will find a self-righteous moral high ground upon which to pontificate their holier than thou opinion that Obama’s decision to not release the Abu Ghraib photos was, ultimately, exactly what they had wanted in the first place. And the MSM will be there to advertise … er I mean report the event.
