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With each new Democratic enabling event -- from the recission of habeas corpus to the approval of "enhanced interrogation techniques" to the FISA capitulation and the complete silence (at best) over the administration's increasing belligerence towards Iran -- it becomes more and more difficult to know whether the Democratic leadership is affirmatively supportive of this agenda or simply afraid to oppose it due to the political risks. Either way, on the most egregious abuses of this administration, there is little to no effective opposition, and increasingly, there is much affirmative bipartisan support for those abuses.
What these latest revelations about Coretta Scott King reveal is that it is not a hard case to make that we do not trust our government to spy on us without oversight. As is typically true, if the Democrats actually tried to make that case, rather than run from the debate and hope it disappears as quickly as possible, even more Americans would understand the need for oversight.
That is what a party does when it actually stands for something and believes in something -- it makes its case to the American public. If they are actually interested in restoring FISA safeguards and undoing the damage they just did once the six-month sunset provision elapses -- and that is a big "if" -- Democrats should try that.
Bingo!
So, please, can we stop the whining about how "hard" it is to do anything other than "orchestrate the Congressional schedule", or take "uncompromising stands" in private or write strongly worded letters?
It's all the Process Dodge.
You know a blog or a board is moribund when it gets infested with "meta" threads--threads that are only about what the board is supposed to be about, rather than real content.
The Beltway Dems are rapidly turning into a "meta" party. All we hear from these guys is reasons why what we gave them the power to do can't be done. What about the thirty-second spots? What if somebody criticizes us?
Make the case! Then do it! That's what parties that aren't dead do! Isn't there one single Democrat in Congress who's willing to stand up?
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I dunno why all y'all persist in being surprised
by the all-too-predictable sell-outs of the other (ande lesser) half of the Party of Property to the interests of its autocratic overlords.
it appears that it is the policy of the oiligarchs and polluto-crats that more and more power of surveillance needs be concentrated in the hands of the branch most responsive to the commands of the Masters (and least responsive to the will of the people): the Executive.
it's under these circumstances that one finds the reminders that, other than on the margins, there's not a nickel's worth of difference among 'em most persuasive.
oh, lb- snap!
You know a blog or a board is moribund when it gets infested with “meta” threads—threads that are only about what the board is supposed to be about, rather than real content.
so the democrats are the washington monthly? slate? who is lame enough to warrant that comparison? titter. play nice.
Thank you. Thankyaverramuch.
A verdict of "Snap!" from the mistress of snap is always appreciated.
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