Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Jonathan Alter rips Our Dear Embattled Leader a new one.
In his latest column on Newsweek, Jonathan Alter says what all Americans should know and feel about what he labels "Snoopgate". In a few words, Mad As Hell!
Read the whole thing here.
Finally we have a Washington scandal that goes beyond sex, corruption and political intrigue to big issues like security versus liberty and the reasonable bounds of presidential power. President Bush came out swinging on Snoopgate—he made it seem as if those who didn’t agree with him wanted to leave us vulnerable to Al Qaeda—but it will not work. We’re seeing clearly now that Bush thought 9/11 gave him license to act like a dictator, or in his own mind, no doubt, like Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.One has to wonder how such a large man as Abraham Lincoln couls fit into such a small mind.
Read the whole thing here.
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