Another way to look at this terribly depressing poll, indicating that 46 percent of Americans think torture is "often" or "sometimes" justified.

Incidentally, if you read down in the article, that among security experts, opposition to torture is "particularly pronounced."  So, yes, almost half of America supports an inhuman practice that doesn’t work, in spite of the opinions of people who actually know what they’re taking about.

So despite the appearance that the nation is coming to its senses, um, no.  It’s not.

The only upside I can see: the Bush administration is now at least ten points behind the practice of torture itself.

At least I guess this gives the Democrats an opening.

Obama/Torquemada in 2008!