This strikes me as a great SNL skit opportunity. What if at the press conference they take a play from Abbot and Costello (and countless other sources) and had a enemy combatant — Horatio Sanz as Khlaid Sheik Mohammed would be the obvious choice — up there to demonstrate what you can and can’t do? Like the referee rabbit punching Lou Costello, Hadley could say “You can’t do this?” And then McCain could chime in with “No, but under our compromise you can do this” and then he could give him a Three Stooges smack.

Oh, note to readers: Spare me the “Torture is no joke!” emails.

Update: From a reader:

Why not just force detainees to watch SNL from the late 90s?
That’s torture enough…

Me: That could launch a whole ‘nother Corner debate: When was SNL at its worst? I think the early 90s — minus Eddie Murphy — were the worst.

Update II: From a reader:

I am sure I am about the 42,420th person to send this to you. I prefer Monty Python’s Spanish Inquisition skit.Put ‘em in the comfy chair I say!