Comments on: Democrats need to yell more http://theannalog.com/2006/01/20/democrats-need-to-yell-more A story every day? Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:20:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Democrats need to yell more by: Edward Murray http://theannalog.com/2006/01/20/democrats-need-to-yell-more#comment-154 Sat, 21 Jan 2006 04:09:25 +0000 http://theannalog.com/2006/01/20/democrats-need-to-yell-more#comment-154 Karl Rove says that President Bush believes if Al Qaeda is calling somebody in America, it is in our national security interest to know who they’re calling and why." That is simply NOT the issue. It is the typical White House lie. Rove is saying that anyone who objects to the President's illegal behavior doesn't care whether we know what Al Qaeda is doing. That is simply NOT the issue. The issue is whether the President of the United States can decide unilaterally to disregard the law. Rove and his understudies are masters at changing the subject. No one objects to protecting the country. But I have to believe that most sane Americans believe that the President should not be allowed to decide which laws he will observe and which ones he will disregard. That is the issue and if the White House should not be allowed to get away with diverting attention from the real issue again. Karl Rove says that President Bush believes if Al Qaeda is calling somebody in America, it is in our national security interest to know who they’re calling and why.”

That is simply NOT the issue. It is the typical White House lie.

Rove is saying that anyone who objects to the President’s illegal behavior doesn’t care whether we know what Al Qaeda is doing.

That is simply NOT the issue.

The issue is whether the President of the United States can decide unilaterally to disregard the law.

Rove and his understudies are masters at changing the subject.

No one objects to protecting the country. But I have to believe that most sane Americans believe that the President should not be allowed to decide which laws he will observe and which ones he will disregard.

That is the issue and if the White House should not be allowed to get away with diverting attention from the real issue again.

]]> Comment on Democrats need to yell more by: Andy http://theannalog.com/2006/01/20/democrats-need-to-yell-more#comment-153 Sat, 21 Jan 2006 00:11:13 +0000 http://theannalog.com/2006/01/20/democrats-need-to-yell-more#comment-153 I agree. Just like <a href="http://theannalog.com/2006/01/04/sex-and-rhetoric" rel="nofollow">abortion and gay marriage</a>, I think national security and civil liberties are issues where the Democrats would do well to start fighting the GOP's big arguments with big arguments of their own. If only the Democrats could eloquently present to the public the case against domestic wiretapping, without resorting to Hillary and Ted Kennedy style blustering. Unfortunately, when you're not the president, blustering gets more attention than acting presidential. Such is the curse of being the minority party. I agree. Just like abortion and gay marriage, I think national security and civil liberties are issues where the Democrats would do well to start fighting the GOP’s big arguments with big arguments of their own.

If only the Democrats could eloquently present to the public the case against domestic wiretapping, without resorting to Hillary and Ted Kennedy style blustering. Unfortunately, when you’re not the president, blustering gets more attention than acting presidential. Such is the curse of being the minority party.

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