A few observations for your consideration:
1. All disputes thus far over the "detainee" legislation have been Kabuki, i.e. a well-orchestrated, supremely choreographed dance. I call this dance a "Republican War Party." Any semblance of schism, or Rethug fracture was fiction. "Opposition" has been feigned.
2. Through this dance, McCain and Warner have been lionized. It was the process of legitimation. They are attempting to legitimate torture by this process.
3. Make no mistake, the War Party is serving a political purpose as we speak. But as with the last War Party rollout, there is a larger endgame. It is time to figure out where they are going with this. Can you use your imagination and help?