Mischa BeitzF is for FISA, O is for . . .
"Judas, Brutus, Quisling time has come to do / What's expected of you?" --The Hives
The "compromise" expectation . . . is that you and I will shut-up and watch the Fourth Amendment and the Constitutional basis of our democracy (continue to) erode, so that the outgoing administration won't have any unsavory lawsuits pursuing them on their way out of office - don't let that litigation smack ya' on the way out boys - and the Democratic nominee can appear tough on security issues; because that's the sort of trite, unprincipled, simple-minded synopsis of policy that dominates mass-media coverage in our age of media consolidation.
I mean, what's a little unprincipled, undermining of our Constitution if it gets the better candidate into office? Make no mistake, THAT'S OBAMA'S GAMBIT ; he's betting that an enraged public will stand by him despite his slick, unprincipled about-face on the most pressing civil liberties issue of our day. Moreover, and this is part that stinks the most, he's using THE EXACT SAME FEAR-MONGERING TACTICS employed by the Bush administration for the last 6 years to justify his actions. F--- him.
The "hang the collaborators" expectation . . . is that you and I will remember well which federal representatives undermined our rights and the rule of law in our land and throw the bums out of office in the next election cycle. It includes Pelosi, Hoyer, Reid, Rockefeller and 100 or so reps in the House (so far, I'll be watching Klobuchar on this one too). It will take organizing and money. We need to find democratic challengers in winnable districts, and we need to start NOW.
Anyone know a good third party candidate? I'm lookin'
