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hawkfist
02 November 2009 @ 07:45 am
At least in the areas that matter to me:

"If the President can simply use "secrecy" claims to block courts from ruling on whether he broke the law, then what checks or limits exist on the President's power to spy illegally on Americans or commit other crimes in a classified setting? By definition, there are none. "
-- Greenwald - Full: http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2009/11/01/state_secrets/index.html

At least the Tea Partiers and I can agree on this one, even if they kept their mouth shut under Bush.
 
 
hawkfist
02 November 2009 @ 08:21 pm
After eight years of doing the opposite of what the GOP is supposed to stand for - small government, civil rights, minimalist Federal government, responsible spending - the hallmarks of good governing, in short - GOP identification is in the toilet. Even the base can't stand its current leadership, and the only people getting rave reviews - Palin, Back, Limbaugh - disgust the 80% of the country who don't identify as GOP.

I agree that virtually none of the politicians of the last... oh, lets call it 12 years, counting back from 2012, shall we? That covers both sides pretty well... deserve the trust of the people.

But while Congress and Obama's approval ratings slowly sink, as they show more and more of their true colors, as the people who voted for "Change you can believe in" are given the shaft... GOP approval numbers continue to fall.

Never, ever been a better time for a viable third party.