I've seen a DU poster with the graphics that I wish I had now;

[greiner3]

The one that shows pigs with wings that is. Or to put it another way, I can now die because I've seen everything now.

Bothered by the NSA story (Tucker Carlson)

I'm not entirely sold. I'm as against terrorism as anyone. And I think most of the criticism you hear from civil libertarians about the administration's handling of the war on terror is overblown. Bush may be a bad president, but this isn't a police state, not even close. (To claim otherwise is to insult the world's many genuine police states.) But I'm still bothered by the NSA story. Here's why:

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All of which might be fine, for now. There's no evidence the NSA hurt anyone. But the principle is troubling. Do we really want to empower the president to ignore Congress, our most democratic institution? Bush's defenders aren't bothered by the idea because they trust Bush. But Bush won't be in office forever.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10284169/#051222a

Not exactly AAR quality, but 'b*** may be a bad president' is worth its weight in bad press bowtie usually spews out!

[ebayfool]

1. For bowtie boy...

[greiner3]

2. Ty, ty. n/t