Sources: White House to Accept Torture Ban.

Andrew will be pleased. By the way, I'm still pondering this recent statement by Sullivan: "For me, McCain was my candidate in 2000, and remains easily the best of the Republican field." Easily the best? Better than Giuliani?

After all, Guiliani is as hawkish as McCain on the war but also has a stronger record of backing Andrew's other defining issue. Yes, McCain came out against a Constitutional amendment banning gay marrriage in July of last year.  But then he turned right around the next month and voted for a ban in Arizona.

I suppose Andrew can view McCain's action as perfectly compatible with state's rights Republicanism, which it is, but it seems odd that he wouldn't find Giuliani the most preferable of the '08 bunch.