ROLL CALL

The Committee Democrats who took a stand against Gonzales and torture: Leahy (VT), Kennedy (MA), Biden (DE), Kohl (WI), Durbin (IL), Feinstein (CA), Feingold (WI), and Schumer (NY). Feingold is particularly interesting. Like me, he believes that, in general, presidents should get the cabinet secretaries they want. Like me, he draws the line at Gonzales. It’s called “moral values.” Am I wrong to notice a touch of condescension in even Hatch’s remarks: “He is a man of decency, integrity and honor who answered the questions before the committee as well as he could.” Translation: if the president wants this mediocre yes-man, then okay.