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Saturday, December 24, 2005
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Once upon a time, President Bush said:
Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires -- a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so. It's important for our fellow citizens to understand, when you think Patriot Act, constitutional guarantees are in place when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland, because we value the Constitution.
(Via Thoughts from Kansas.)
9:43:47 AM 
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You'd think with national attention focused on your state because of multiple scandals, an approval rating in the single digits, and known as the only governor to be convicted of a crime while in office that Gov. Taft and the Republican party would steer clear of legislation like this, but you'd be wrong.
Bill Would Allow Arrests For No Reason In Public Place
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The Ohio Patriot Act has made it to the Taft's desk, and with the stroke of a pen, it would most likely become the toughest terrorism bill in the country. The lengthy piece of legislation would let police arrest people in public places who will not give their names, address and birth dates, even if they are not doing anything wrong.
WEWS reported it would also pave the way for everyone entering critical transportation sites such as, train stations, airports and bus stations to show ID.
“It brings us frighteningly close to a show me your papers society,” said Carrie Davis of the ACLU, which opposes the Ohio Patriot Act.
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WEWS was told that Taft is expected to sign the bill into law, but legal experts expect that it will be challenged in courts.
Something's on the march, but it doesn't smell like democracy.
(Via All Spin Zone.)
9:22:23 AM
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A Maher Proposal
Mr. President, this job can't be fun for you any more. There's no more money to spend - you used up all of that. You can't start another war because you used up the army. And now, darn the luck, the rest of your term has become the Bush family nightmare: helping poor people. Listen to your Mom. The cupboard's bare, the credit card's maxed out. No one's speaking to you. Mission accomplished.
Now it's time to do what you've always done best: lose interest and walk away, like you did with your military service and the oil company and the baseball team. It's time, time to move on and try the next fantasy job. How about cowboy or space man?
Now I know what you're saying: there're so many other things that you as President could involve yourself in. Please don't. I know, I know, there's a lot left to do. There's a war with Venezuela, eliminating the sales tax on yachts, turning the space program over to the church and Social Security to Fannie Mae, and giving embryos the vote.
But, sir, none of that is going to happen now. Why? Because you govern like Billy Joel drives. You've performed so poorly I'm surprised that you haven't given yourself a medal. You're a catastrophe that walks like a man. Herbert Hoover was a shitty president, but even he never conceded an entire city to rising water and snakes.
On your watch, we've lost almost all of our allies, the surplus, four airliners, two trade centers, a piece of the Pentagon, and the city of New Orleans. Maybe you're just not lucky. I'm not saying you don't love this country. I'm just wondering how much worse it could be if you were on the other side.
So, yes, God does speak to you. What he's saying is: 'Take a hint.'
tags: impeach bush george bush bill maher
hat tip: Judy at Billionaires for Bush
(Via AGITPROP: Version 3.0, Featuring Blogenfreude.)
9:20:38 AM
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Newsweek's Eleanor Clift looks back at 2005 and is having a hard time trying to pick the biggest lie of 2005. Notably, most of the contestants for biggest lier seem to be members of the Bush Administration, an Administration that is apparently compelled to lie on a continual basis....
(Via CoolAqua.)
9:18:53 AM
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Media Matters tried to make a list of the top 10 most outrageous statements of 2005, but found they couldn't use a list shorter than 25.......
(Via CoolAqua.)
9:18:26 AM
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 While much has been written about the lessons in freedom we're teaching the people of Iraq, the liberal media ignores the other half of the story, Christian conservatives are picking up witnessing tips from the Islamic fundamentalists we've put into power.
Brian Flemming, the director of the film,
The God Who Wasn't There
, received an email the other day from a god-fearing patriot who's mastered these new witnessing techniques:
You've definitely got some nerve. I'd love to take a knife, gut you fools, and scream with joy as your insides spill out in front of you. You are attempting to ignite a holy war in which some day I, and others like me, may have the pleasure of taking action like the above mentioned.
Read the whole email.
(Via Jesus' General.)
9:14:21 AM
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