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yes but public support may be there...but i really don't see it as 'hell ya' support but only from a small bit of the public that alot of people think are hippies anyway. i think people support it in a kinda/sure/why not way that won't make muzzling it a big issue.

Posted by Jiberish | May 15, 2008 1:06 PM
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Were was the RNC with these talking points during the discovery of the Bush's numerous signing statements.

Posted by vooodooo84 | May 15, 2008 1:08 PM
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WTF? As if Goerge W. Bush has any understanding about what the job of President of the United States is. He is just about the most incompentent person anyone can possibly find for that job.

Posted by Justin J | May 15, 2008 1:13 PM
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I was just thinking recently that I may have passed some line with the Republican party. Once upon a time, I agreed with them on some things. Even the first year or two of the Bush administration, occasionally I would hear something and think to myself, "that sounds sensible."

But I can't remember a time in the last several years when I've heard anything from any of the current leaders of the party that I agree with in the slightest. It seems like they are always, ALWAYS on the side of bigots, faux moralists, war, anti-science and really, really rich people.

Fuck 'em.

Posted by Matthew | May 15, 2008 1:23 PM
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#2, the same thought occurred to me as well. I guess they only care if the president doesn't enforce laws they like.

Posted by w7ngman | May 15, 2008 1:27 PM
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The Red Bushies and McSame are about spending money where it does little good - President Obama is about defending America, not Red Bushie no-bid-contract pocketbooks.

Posted by Will in Seattle | May 15, 2008 2:14 PM
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Is this the same RNC whose president regularly puts "Signing Statements" onto bills he approves, reserving his Executive Powers to interpret the new law any way he damned well pleases?

And they have the nerve to lecture Obama on the responsibilities of the presidency?

GMAFBA

Posted by Guy | May 15, 2008 2:20 PM
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"Hatch asserted. He also said he had some problems with the president's proposals to expand wiretapping."

Odd that I never heard him question it when bush did it.

After that I linked to the article about when the actually approved the bill and read this.

""The balance between public safety and order and individual rights is always a difficult dilemma in a free society," said Rep. Gerald Solomon, R-New York."

Odd that you never hear Republicans concerned with individual rights any more. So strange.

Posted by Colin | May 16, 2008 9:18 AM

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