Torture is never "legitimate"

I was reading some bloggers' accounts of how a homophobe was booed off the stage at CPAC, when I came across this:

“If you really want to find an example of bad behavior at CPAC, you should look into the fact that Bob Barr got booed during his remarks for the perceived sin of speaking out against torture. While it is fine and proper to shout down anyone who might engage in hate speech against any group, it’s another thing entirely to disrupt someone over a legitimate disagreement on policy points.”

Use of torture is NOT a legitimate disagreement! The United States is a signatory to the Geneva Convention, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Convention against torture, ALL of which recognize torture as the crime against humanity that it is. Who are these crazy conservatives who think that torture is a viable tactic? And if they succeed, what will they suggest next? Rape?

Seriously, for the party of the "Christian Right," they're awfully far off from Christian teaching. Do they really think Jesus "turn the other cheek" Christ would condone torture?