The National Religious Campaign Against Torture is calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject any attorney general nominee who is not forcefully "against the use of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment."

But the call by the 130-member coalition seems likely to be too little, too late as the committee appears ready to send to the full Senate the nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey to replace Alberto Gonzalez.

Of course, for the sensitive types like former Ambassador to the UN John Bolton, just talking about torture is torturous.

On Democracy Now, Amy Goodman interviews someone who actually has been subjected to waterboarding.

According to Religion and Ethics Daily,

In a Nov. 1 letter to the Judiciary Committee, the interfaith group said it was "deeply concerned" about Mukasey's answers on the volatile issue of torture and what interrogation techniques may be permissible. "Our country already knows what happens when we have an attorney general who countenances torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment," the letter said. "We lose our moral compass; decent Americans are called upon on our behalf to commit acts that damage their souls; our soldiers who may be captured are placed in greater jeopardy; we are shamed in the eyes of the world. It would be tragic to allow an individual who has not clearly rejected the illegal and immoral practices of torture ... to become the leading law enforcement officer of our nation."