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Exactly right !
The "we needed to streamline the process" argument does'nt fly.
They did'nt even need to wait for a warrant - they could start the tap and get the warrant later under the FISA rules.
In any case, it would have been simple enough to put a different provision in the Patriot act.
If Bush can issue an executive order like this, then he can issue an executive order to bypass whatever provision of the Patriot Act or the Torture law he does'nt want to follow.
This has to be a line in the sand for anyone who does not believe the US is a dictatorship.
Posted at December 17, 2005 2:47 PM in response to Determined By Whom?
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Al Queada was finished before the Iraq war. The Jihadis were at a dead end and the "genius" of Bin Laden was to trigger the Bush "war on terror". The overwhelming majority of Muslims realise that the Jihadi "vision" is a dead end.
Our presence in Iraq is a great gift to the Jihadis.
Our departure will cause the ordinary Sunni to stop supporting the Jihadi slaughter. Will it result in a stable, democratic Iraq ? Probably not. But the continued presence of the "anti-bodies", guarantees a descent into chaos.
Sometimes there are no good solutions.
Posted at December 1, 2005 4:20 PM in response to Bush Embraces Murtha -- And Declares Victory
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Murtha is "channeling" the "non-civilian" Pentagon - the guy visits wounded soldiers ( not as a photo-op ) and has 40 years of being an advocate for the military.
What he is saying is that the administration has drifted into a stage of "drinking the coolaid" that is destructive of the armed forces.
The spin that he is advocating "immediate" withdrawl is just that - pathetic spin.
We can either lose in Iraq with an army, or we can lose Iraq with a broken army. Its our choice.
The only way to get through the bubble now that Rove is distracted is to hit the donkeys over the head with a 2X4.
God bless him - he knew he would be attacked as a coward - but went ahead anyway.
This is what our Republic has come to.
Posted at December 1, 2005 3:55 PM in response to Bush Embraces Murtha -- And Declares Victory
