If the Senate can apologize for blocking anti-lynching legislation half a century ago (one of the most irritating examples of pious mouthings I've had to witness recently), surely one senator can rise to condemn abuse in his home state's prisons?

No?

Didn't think so.

Once upon a time, I thought the Democratic party could be saved. I don't believe it any more.

Um, that is a ridiculous comparison. Why dont you take a look at:
http://macarthur.uchicago.edu/treatment/prisoners.html
Or their last update:
Update (January 7, 2005):
MacArthur Justice Center Wins Settlement for Inmate Beaten by Cook County Jail Guards in 1999

Cook County Jail inmate Cello Pettiford, represented by MacArthur Justice Center Attorney Jean Maclean Snyder, recently won more than $360,000 from Cook County to settle a federal lawsuit. In the lawsuit, Pettiford charged that he, along with other inmates, was severely beaten by Jail guards in 1999.

The settlement follows a grand jury report released in September 2004 that found that a beating did occur and jail officials responsible for investigating the alleged beatings covered up the incident.

To view photos of prisoners who were abused and to read more about the history of this case, please scroll up the page.

Notice any differences? Like access to lawyers, investigations, accountability, etc.
Like I said, your comparisson is a joke.

Max,

Dick Turban (D ill) should be horsewhipped, tarred and feathered, and run out of this nation on a rail.

Sincerely
Da_Wiz

I've always thought that the US "correctional" system was a national disgrace. One of the Abu Ghraib violators was Chip Frederick, who was a Virginia prison guard before he came to Iraq. God knows what kind of wacky hijinks he was up to at home. Not to mention that a lot of prisoners are harmless potheads who shouldn't be in there in the first place.

So Maxipad, where can I find Durbins condemnation of the actions of the Cook County Jail and his actions to support corrections of these violations?

Wow, you guys are really mature. Glad to stop in at this lame site- enjoy your echo chamber.

More on air conditioning.

First, notice they have air conditioning. They are the only Arabs in the Middle East who have air conditioning other than the Sheiks.

If we wanted to torture them, we would put them in any building in Texas. Damn, do they keep buildings cold down there.

As hard core as Ace's site is (and I love that about the place!), he really attracts the lamest of trolls.

Take, for example, this "Max" character. We call his boy Durbin out, slap him around a little bit, give him the blog equivalent of a purple-nurple and maybe a wedgie. Really, the guy's a clown and not worth too much energy. So what does Max do in response? Offers up some crap about lawsuits, blah blah blah. Honestly, I see a Democrat using the word "accountability" and my eyes glaze over. Snooze-ola.

In response to this snorer of a response, DMan gives Max a taste of his own medicine, calls out the hypocrisy charge, sticking Durbin once more with the charge that he's a worthless gas-bag water-carrier for other Democrats who are smarter than him, etc. Nothing too personal, nothing about how Max is a mouth-breather, no references to banging his sister in the squeakhole, just a little light bickering. For fun.

What does Max do? He throws his hands up in a huff, calls the place an "echo chamber" and storms off. (To go experience the wide-ranging, fertile intellectual forum of moderation and scintillating discourse that is the Daily Kos, I'm sure.)

Really, dude, we really didn't a chance to get started.

Come back, Max, and let's talk about your sister some more. Please? We get so few lefties with the stones to go toe-to-toe.

So, is the prick (Durbin) going to backpedal, apologize, or what? Any predictions?

Shucks, just put all those Gitmo jihadi mistreats in the Cook County Jail. The inmates, there, would enjoy showing the camel fuggers how things are really done.

Make sure they bring their prayer rugs and Korans, too, the inmates will show the poor ragheads religion, all right.

TexasAC

Jake,

We keep the buildings cold down here in the summer cause we really love the high-beams.

mmmmmmmmm. headlights!

BAD Dave!

Remember what cold does to guys and you won't be laughing so much....

There are not a lot of harmless potheads in prison. Though as one myself, I agree that there shouldn't be *any*, the myth that people in prison are mostly either harmless drug users (a.ot. being a little higher on the food chain) or "political prisoners" (really, I've had Europeans tell me this), is ... well, a myth. And a pernicious one.

We can have deep Foucaulvian conversations about discipline and incarceration and all, but the guy holding you up for your wallet at 2AM won't be any less real because you "understand."

Kenemon: Here! Here!

Durbind isn't going to appologize or backtrack. He'll claim that the VRWC is blowing everything out of proportion and the MSM will quietly bury the whole thing.