There should really be no debate, but in an effort to protect George Bush, Dick Cheney and the entire formal cartel administration, Republicans are making this a big debate. Here’s Newt trying his hand at the debate yesterday:

Actually there is no debate. We have said its illegal and the courts have also sided with us. American soldiers have been prosecuted for this practice and so has Japanese soldiers. This is a pure political game that risks destroying American values. That is a rather dire price to pay just to protect a bunch of people who didn’t care one bit about our Constitution.