Krauthammer is Right. Seriously.
It pains me to write that, but his column today is mostly on target. Obama is, after sounding all the right rhetorical notes, adopting many of Bush's national security policies. His legal lieutenants are literally debating the idea of preventive detention, whereby a person may be detained indefinitely on the basis of some future bad act.
The fact that this Administration is considerably more enlightened than the last should be of no comfort whatsoever. The very fact that this power exists--that is even on the table--ensures that it will be abused. The same is true of torture, and the lack of prosecutions boggles the mind--particularly after listening to Cheney's little trip down the rabbit hole yesterday. The failure to slam the door on each of these policies makes it that much easier for the next administration to bring them right back up.
Krauthammer is a monster, and he is gloating today. He should be.
