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**zttrftwsq** · 02-10-2006, 04:46 PM

I agree, it is obvious why it was brought up again, at this particular time and considering the purposes of the Administration, it is also reasonable that it was not deemed important to let the mayor know about something that happened 3 or 4 years ago. ( It might even have allowed the opposition to put their spin on it before Bush could do so)

With all that is going on in Bush's world, he needed to remind people that he is A War President, and that he's going to protect us from all those damn evil doers ... so he drags up something previously released, repackages it with a few more details, and releases it just as his administration is being taken to task for warrantless spying on Americans. Hey, mid-term elections are coming up fast, and it's time to beat the national security drum.

Here's another twist on the same kind of politics.

Cheney Says NSA Spying Should Be an Election Issue, Washington Post, Feb. 10, 2006:

Vice President Cheney suggested last night that the debate over spying on overseas communications to or from terrorism suspects should be a political issue in this year's congressional elections.

Speaking to Republicans gathered for the annual CPAC convention, Cheney said the debate over the National Security Agency surveillance program "has clarified where all stand" on an issue that has drawn criticism from congressional Democrats and some Republicans. Ah, the Master at work. Darth Cheney is so clever with words, isn't he? Obviously, the "clarification" is that you're either for the warrantless spying and against terrorists, or you're against the warrantless spying and for the terrorists. Cheney - and other small minds - can't seem to understand that people in favor of the Constitution have serious problems with the warrantless spying on Americans but also support any and all legal means to deny terrorists any opportunity to attack this country or her citizens again.

"And with an important election coming up, people need to know just how we view the most critical questions of national security, and how we propose to defend the nation that all of us, Republicans and Democrats, love and are privileged to serve," Cheney said.

His comments reflected the emerging GOP plan to make national security and terrorism the centerpiece of House and Senate elections. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove telegraphed the strategy last month when he told a Republican audience that "we are dealing with two parties that have fundamentally different views on national security." And the clear implication - there's only one right view on national security, and that's OUR view. Anyone who has a different view is wrong, is unpatriotic, and has a "pre-9/11" view of the world.

It's a good plan - Rove is a genius - you know, like those evil geniuses in the really bad, low-budget horror flicks?

So, they're going to run on national security and terrorism. Guess we'll hear how well things are going in Iraq, and the trial of Bin Laden (surely we'll catch him now - it's the mid-term elections, for crying out loud!), and Hamas, and Iran, and North Korea maybe, and how 'bout them borders ... gee, they have a lot of material!

02-10-2006, 04:46 PM	#17
zttrftwsq Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 410 Senior Member	I agree, it is obvious why it was brought up again, at this particular time and considering the purposes of the Administration, it is also reasonable that it was not deemed important to let the mayor know about something that happened 3 or 4 years ago. ( It might even have allowed the opposition to put their spin on it before Bush could do so) With all that is going on in Bush's world, he needed to remind people that he is A War President, and that he's going to protect us from all those damn evil doers ... so he drags up something previously released, repackages it with a few more details, and releases it just as his administration is being taken to task for warrantless spying on Americans. Hey, mid-term elections are coming up fast, and it's time to beat the national security drum. Here's another twist on the same kind of politics. Cheney Says NSA Spying Should Be an Election Issue, Washington Post, Feb. 10, 2006: Vice President Cheney suggested last night that the debate over spying on overseas communications to or from terrorism suspects should be a political issue in this year's congressional elections. Speaking to Republicans gathered for the annual CPAC convention, Cheney said the debate over the National Security Agency surveillance program "has clarified where all stand" on an issue that has drawn criticism from congressional Democrats and some Republicans. Ah, the Master at work. Darth Cheney is so clever with words, isn't he? Obviously, the "clarification" is that you're either for the warrantless spying and against terrorists, or you're against the warrantless spying and for the terrorists. Cheney - and other small minds - can't seem to understand that people in favor of the Constitution have serious problems with the warrantless spying on Americans but also support any and all *legal* means to deny terrorists any opportunity to attack this country or her citizens again. "And with an important election coming up, people need to know just how we view the most critical questions of national security, and how we propose to defend the nation that all of us, Republicans and Democrats, love and are privileged to serve," Cheney said. His comments reflected the emerging GOP plan to make national security and terrorism the centerpiece of House and Senate elections. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove telegraphed the strategy last month when he told a Republican audience that "we are dealing with two parties that have fundamentally different views on national security." And the clear implication - there's only one right view on national security, and that's OUR view. Anyone who has a different view is wrong, is unpatriotic, and has a "pre-9/11" view of the world. It's a good plan - Rove is a genius - you know, like those evil geniuses in the really bad, low-budget horror flicks? So, they're going to run on national security and terrorism. Guess we'll hear how well things are going in Iraq, and the trial of Bin Laden (surely we'll catch him now - it's the mid-term elections, for crying out loud!), and Hamas, and Iran, and North Korea maybe, and how 'bout them borders ... gee, they have a lot of material!
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