As the hero of the television action series, Bauer became a modern icon of rugged American values and a fictional flag waver for the Bush administration's determination to defeat terrorists...
And in an apparent bid to get in tune with the new president, the new season opens with Bauer facing a congressional investigation probing his use of torture and summary executions in previous series. "It's better that everything comes out in the open," Bauer says, echoing Democrat demands for greater transparency over US counter-terrorist tactics.
It is hard -- given that Jack insults the motives and integrity of the, presumably Democratic, congressional investigators -- to see how one can read the season opener as being sympathetic to Democrats.
The argument Jack makes is one a conservative would be hard pressed to disagree with: The American people ought to know about and be able to choose the steps people are taking on their behalf/in their name. Jack expresses a confidence that the American people -- if not cultural/political elites -- will decide wisely.
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