Steve Palmer reminds us of this quote:
“This is legislation that puts our own Justice Department above the law. When National Security Letters are issued, they allow federal agents to conduct any search on any American, no matter how extensive or wide-ranging, without ever going before a judge to prove that the search is necessary.”
What we should learn from this story is that there is no difference between Democrats and Republicans: their major goal is and has always been obtaining power and control over others.
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#26 which higher forces? Aliens? Zeus?
[Ha ha, you’re so cute you get a pat on the head… – ed.]
Here’s the difference.
When Bush and the GOP do MAJOR flip flops — and they’ve done some doozies — the Republicans don’t even notice. Hell, they defend the hell out of it, every time.
The whole conservative movement are a bunch of shameless cynical flip floppers.
It’s hilarious hearing them carp and whine about the health care bill being “rammed through” when none of them made a peep when the Patriot Act was rushed through without a debate or even a cursory reading.
As for me, I criticize Obama for signing this piece of crap the GOP foisted on America when they collectively crapped on the constitution after 911.
I love the liberal defense…
“Well Bush did it too!”
So what you are saying is that the Democrats are just as fucked up as the Republicans. Honestly, do read the tripe you type? How much of a two party whore can you possibly be when you fight one side ruthlessly, and defend it when your party does the exact same thing? If it’s wrong when your enemy does it, it’s just as wrong when you do it! Grow a pair and defend your COUNTRY, not your damn party for once!
@33 Greg Allen
I would never in a million years want McCain as President. The guy is absolutely incompetent.
“I’m happy we have a president who understands that tax cuts for the rich aren’t the only solution for a crashed economy.”
+1 Obama. I do like that. At the same time, that massive stimulus package was like firing a blank and spending $1.5 trillion to do it.
What are you wingnuts bitching about? You voted for McCain, who would have done what Obama did, and probable worse.
It’s us liberals who have the right to bitch. We thought he’d be different from the fascist statists you wingnuts love. Our bad.
#33 is smoking some good stuff
he’s in his own alternate reality, a bizarro world that is the exact opposite of this real world
Dallas, most of the provisions were made permanent. Obama signed an extension of the portions that were not made permanent.
#40That’s because the Left has you buy into a narrative that makes reality irrelevant. All you need to know is Republican evil and bad, Democrat pure and good. It’s like a giant “Easy” button for critical thinking. You just need to get them to believe you can do anything.
How’s that bipartisan spirit coming, little pedro? Managed to criticize any Republicans yet? 😉
#42 Excellent case of projection, kiddo. Wingnuts have Rush Limbaugh and Glen Beck to take your marching orders from. There’s your “Easy” button right there… megadittos, smittybc! 🙂
#45 Excellent reasoning skills little pedro! You were successfully able to restrain yourself from calling me an Obama worshiper. You realized that I had just been criticizing him, and a person who’s criticizing a politician can’t be classified as someone who worships that politician. There’s hope for you yet! 🙂
Go sheeple!
Obama, has no problems being two faced. Being pragmatic and two faced are two different things.
Does it really matter who’s in the oval office? The moment the candidate begins to accept significant campaign donations (read: lobbyist money) he accepts the ties that bind. There’s no free lunch. Think: quid pro quo.
What can I say? Change you can believe in.
#47 Aw, you were doing so well… another relapse. 🙁
Good post here defining the Patriot Act and its ability to impose martial law on the country. Obama has consistently mislead American’s about his intentions, one lie after another. Thanks for the post.
Shocked, SHOCKED I am to find out that gambling is going on here!!