Thursday, October 18, 2007

Democrats disappoint AGAIN


Now, if you think I'm turning cynical just take a look at this:

A Democratic attempt to push through new restrictions on government eavesdropping collapsed in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, after Republican opponents launched a ploy that would have forced the bill's supporters to cast a vote seeming to side with al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

Democrats cried foul and pulled the bill from consideration. They vowed to press on, but Republicans quickly claimed victory, predicted the measure was dead and called for a bipartisan rewrite.

Bush had also lobbied aggressively against the measure, warning that it would weaken the United States in the fight against terrorists.

"It's sort of that Pavlovian instinct, every time the president says you're soft on terror, they (the Democrats) roll over and play dead," said Caroline Fredrickson of the American Civil Liberties Union.

You can read the rest of the article here.

Man, it's enough to make a saint swear.

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