Don't let the wiretapping shockers be a Friday dump.....
I just want to relink this post with all the scandalous details from the IG's report on the various surveillance programs. The report was dumped on Friday before a Supreme Court nomination hearing, so the details are quickly off the news pages, but I don't think they should be.
There's some pretty revelatory stuff there. Data collection was far bigger than we yet know. The wiretapping programs were virtually useless in gathering data for terrorism investigations. And, the Bush administration hid the programs (possibly illegally) from from the DOJ and Congress.
If you didn't read any of the details over the weekend, take a quick peruse of some of the excerpts. This shouldn't just disappear.
There's some pretty revelatory stuff there. Data collection was far bigger than we yet know. The wiretapping programs were virtually useless in gathering data for terrorism investigations. And, the Bush administration hid the programs (possibly illegally) from from the DOJ and Congress.
If you didn't read any of the details over the weekend, take a quick peruse of some of the excerpts. This shouldn't just disappear.
posted by mikevotes at
7:45 AM
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This will all be forgotten... Americans have no sense of ownership of their government.. no civic attachment beyond the selfish interest. Government and politics is like a reality TV show for most Americans... They are voyeurs not participants in the process of governance. (Oddly, this is not true when it comes to partisan campaigns. Just to the actual running of the country. Weird)
And the GOP is morally bankrupt. Compare the GOP during Watergate, or even Iran-Contra. Then you could find a functioning cluster of principled Republicans in congress. Now? Forget about it. They stand for nothing but unflinching support of party of country. No matter what the offense.
Couple these too observations with the Democrats weak stomach for actually fighting for anything and...
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-epm, at 9:16 AM
Yeah. I know. I just thought I'd try to keep it alive one more day.
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mikevotes, at 11:40 AM
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