how hard can this be?

McCain and Bush Remain at Impasse on Detainees

Sen. John McCain and President Bush's national security adviser met Wednesday but failed to reach a compromise on the senator's proposed ban on cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of foreign terrorism suspects.
''At this point, discussions are ongoing,'' national security adviser Stephen Hadley told The Associated Press as he left McCain's Capitol Hill office after a meeting that lasted just over an hour.
''We continue to chat,'' McCain, R-Ariz., said just before meeting with Hadley.
The ban on mistreatment of prisoners, and another provision standardizing the interrogation techniques used by U.S. troops, have stalled two defense bills in Congress, including a must-pass wartime spending measure.
House and Senate negotiators want to complete the bills before adjourning for the year. But GOP leaders are waiting for the results of talks between McCain and the White House before moving forward.
A compromise could come this week, but a deal remained elusive Wednesday and congressional aides said the two sides were far apart.

i cannot even imagine (and frankly don't want to) the debates (or as McCain calls them, "chats") that are going on behind closed doors. seriously, wtf? are we human beings or aren't we? what ever happened to the "culture of life"? i guess it's different when the life has a little more pigment in their skin and control over some oil. . .