Not surprisingly, the Democratic leadership is showing their true colors on the calamity that is the FISA renewal bill. As the August deadline looms, Steny Hoyer and the rest of the chicken-shit democratic leadership will roll over once again to the White House, fix a few typos in the bill, and call it a "compromise".
You know, there was a time when balance of power, checks and balances, and party leadership in Congress meant something. But apparently that is no longer true. Steny Hoyer and Pelosi act like they are still in the minority, allowing President Bush and his gang of incompetent tools to run roughshod over our constitution. I'd blame the cowardly Blue Dog Democrats (why are you even Democrats anymore?), but its the job of leadership to get them to fall in line.
Lyndon Johnson wouldn't let Congress turn into mewling kitten afraid of the wrath of Mr. 30%. Neither would Congressional legends from the other side of the aisle. At one time, Congress actually believed that it was equal to the White House, like the Constitution proclaims.
Not any more.
Although there are many problems with the bill, letting a compromise through that gives telecommunication giants even an iota of retroactive protection for screwing with our civil liberties is irresponsible. It doesn't erase 9/11, and does nothing to prevent another tragedy of that magnitude. All it does it help out Ma Bell and prevent justice from ever being served.
I'm sure those checks from San Antonio are really nice, aren't they Speaker Pelosi and Mr. Hoyer?
(Note: Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats deserve some blame as well. However, given their majority is built only when Joe Lieberman is part of the caucus, it is understandable why they can't get anything done. It doesn't excuse their cowardice in the face of more cowardly Democrats, but it does save them from my harsh invective.)
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