McCain and torture

My respect for John McCain continues to wane... he no longer strikes me as the principled, non-ideological maverick that he did a few years ago.

After vocally arguing with the administration this past year over the use of waterboarding and other forms of torture, last week he voted against a bill that would have specifically prohibited the CIA from using waterboarding.

His explanation didn't convince me that his vote was a wise one, particularly given his previous strong position on the issue.