Bush Knew the Patriot Act Would be a Political Trap for All Future Politicians [View all]

June 17, 2013 By Allen Clifton



...Imagine for a moment if most Democrats in Congress voted against, or President Obama vetoed, the Patriot Act this past January - then the Boston Marathon bombings occurred a couple of months later...

So what’s a politician to do - especially a president?  Sure, someone on a small scale like Rand Paul can stand against the bill because he only requires that his specific state vote for him, not the entire country.  But on a national scale, judged by everyone, that’s a different game altogether.

It also exposes some contradiction within the liberal community. Many claim to trust and support the president, then turn on him when it comes to issues like the Patriot Act.

The way I look at it is this.  In 2008 he ran on the promise of more transparency in matters of national security. Then he took office.  His views since have moved away from that and more towards secrecy.  Perhaps once he became president, and learned more about what’s really gone on, he realized his naive view from the outside wasn’t practical and there were threats he never knew existed...

A lot more at link:

http://www.forwardprogressives.com/bush-knew-the-patriot-act-would-be-a-political-trap-for-all-future-politicians/

Remembering election night. The former POTUS always calls the next one to tell them what's up, or so it's said. The look on Obama's face was as if the entire weight of the world had been placed on his shoulders.

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(Gratuitous mocking of a guy whose name will not be mentioned here. And no poll this time, sorry.)