I'm not happy about what is going on with the US. What with the President confessing on National TV to breaking the law and Congressional Republicans lacking the cojones to realize that he's dissing them. He can do pretty much what he pleases now by using FISA. Why diss the House and Senate?
He told them? Sure he did. He told them he was going to use new technology to spy on foreign signals that use US equipment. He didn't tell them he was going to listen in on all long distance calls to other countries.
"Hey Grandma, I'm coming to Hannukkah dinner"
breaking noise from listener; "Hannukah or Rammadan?"
"No Hannukkah Sir! -- don't you worry about me no sir!"
"Sonny who is that nice man?"
"I don't know."
"Sad we can't invite him over."
"Yes, very sad."
breaking Noise: "Was that 'Mossad?'"
What can you say?
We need for Democrats to get elected so that we can impeach the jerk. think that will happen?
I don't know.
Think that will stop the government from spying on us?
I doubt it.
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/michael/ledeen122005.php3
Meanwhile, I can count my blessings that the McCain amendment passed. I don't know if it has become law yet. Maybe the sordid history of the US and torture (and lying about it) can be put to rest.
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20051226/klein
Chris
I'm not alone:
<"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/20/AR2005122001373.html">Anne Applebaum puts the case that "Hollow Rhetoric on Rule of Law" damages our national security far more than any marginal improvement to security we may win from such spying, Eugene Robins "Imperial Assumptions" and William M. Arkin in "Inside NSA", Notes that our Enemies probably understand our spy capabilities better than most of us Americans do. David Ignatius at least sees a silver lining, "Revolt of the Professionals. What they all have in common is the dawning realization that this Executive is serious about exercising unlimited power. Even a Judge sitting on the FISA court has resigned in protest:&nsbp;"Spy Court Quits in Protest", like I said, impeachable.
updated 12/21/2005
I think it most likely GWB serves out his whole term. I think he's seeming more and more like a lame duck everyday. I can't say the democrats are no better as I do believe they are a little better but I have no faith in them to save the country. I can'r really say what should be done. I unfortunately just except that I live in a despotic country ruled by the insane, is there anything funny on t.v. tonight? I give up.
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Posted by: clownhidden at December 21, 2005 07:56 PM