NSA Surveillance of Terrorists
Given even the Left has to acknowledge abuses by President Clinton while in Office, I guess I can see how they might be alarmed at the tactics any President might use to keep us safe.
Let's recall: President Clinton politicized the U.S. Justice Department like no one before him ever had. Upon taking Office, he summarily fired all 50 U.S. Attorneys. President Clinton politicized the IRS. He absolutely used the IRS to harass and attack his conservative opponents by going after many of their tax-exempt statuses.
But, let's also recall that President Clinton was SUPPORTED by a Republican Congress when it actually came to governing. Republicans gave the President the power to fast-track foreign trade agreements and the line-item veto.
Today's impeachment calls by the hyper-hate-Bush crowd are hysterical.
You know what, if such silliness was seriously considered, it would all be over in a week. The President has admitted to the "act". He's signed documents; I'm sure they are immediately available. He took legal counsel; I'm sure the summaries of the counsel given are immediately available. The "targets" are named. I'm sure the evidence supports that these "targets" are really bad people and the evidence is readily available. To suggest the President used the NSA as Clinton used the IRS is preposterous. Does anyone really believe the U.S. Attorney General submitted some forms to be signed with the names of suspected terrorists and on other forms the names of political enemies? This "investigation" would not be anything like trying to get information from the Clinton White House. The stonewalling. The lying. The perjury. The obstruction of justice. Did I say the stonewalling? The legal challenges. The legal motions. On and on the delay tactics went. Here, there are no denials. The President is saying, "I did this and I'm going to continue to do this."
As we all know, impeachment is not criminal. It's political. Let the political opportunists have their silly hearings and let's see if they really think terrorists shouldn't be monitored. If political opportunists think terrorists should be monitored, they should have the decency to apologize to the President with at least half the enthusiasm that they attacked him. The cowards will scurry off the scene; we know who they will be.
Actually, here's my prediction: The hate-Bush-all-the-time crowd will write letters to the editor every day seeking impeachment. The liberal media will print them all; how else to keep the hate-Bush-all-the-time crowd ginned up? U.S. Representatives and Senators wanting to tap into the hatred, will play to those hyperventilating, all for the purpose of looking like they're "leading". But, no one will file any "articles of impeachment" in the House; they know they'll look silly. Again, the elected liberal extremists will do what they do best: demagogue. They'll play politics but they won't act and they certainly won't lead.
Given even the Left has to acknowledge abuses by President Clinton while in Office, I guess I can see how they might be alarmed at the tactics any President might use to keep us safe.
Let's recall: President Clinton politicized the U.S. Justice Department like no one before him ever had. Upon taking Office, he summarily fired all 50 U.S. Attorneys. President Clinton politicized the IRS. He absolutely used the IRS to harass and attack his conservative opponents by going after many of their tax-exempt statuses.
But, let's also recall that President Clinton was SUPPORTED by a Republican Congress when it actually came to governing. Republicans gave the President the power to fast-track foreign trade agreements and the line-item veto.
Today's impeachment calls by the hyper-hate-Bush crowd are hysterical.
You know what, if such silliness was seriously considered, it would all be over in a week. The President has admitted to the "act". He's signed documents; I'm sure they are immediately available. He took legal counsel; I'm sure the summaries of the counsel given are immediately available. The "targets" are named. I'm sure the evidence supports that these "targets" are really bad people and the evidence is readily available. To suggest the President used the NSA as Clinton used the IRS is preposterous. Does anyone really believe the U.S. Attorney General submitted some forms to be signed with the names of suspected terrorists and on other forms the names of political enemies? This "investigation" would not be anything like trying to get information from the Clinton White House. The stonewalling. The lying. The perjury. The obstruction of justice. Did I say the stonewalling? The legal challenges. The legal motions. On and on the delay tactics went. Here, there are no denials. The President is saying, "I did this and I'm going to continue to do this."
As we all know, impeachment is not criminal. It's political. Let the political opportunists have their silly hearings and let's see if they really think terrorists shouldn't be monitored. If political opportunists think terrorists should be monitored, they should have the decency to apologize to the President with at least half the enthusiasm that they attacked him. The cowards will scurry off the scene; we know who they will be.
Actually, here's my prediction: The hate-Bush-all-the-time crowd will write letters to the editor every day seeking impeachment. The liberal media will print them all; how else to keep the hate-Bush-all-the-time crowd ginned up? U.S. Representatives and Senators wanting to tap into the hatred, will play to those hyperventilating, all for the purpose of looking like they're "leading". But, no one will file any "articles of impeachment" in the House; they know they'll look silly. Again, the elected liberal extremists will do what they do best: demagogue. They'll play politics but they won't act and they certainly won't lead.
posted by Zack at 6:45 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home