So when the Senate blocks the renewal of the Patriot Act, [rollcall] led by Democrats [minus Tim Johnson (SD), Ben Nelson (NE) and abstaining Christopher Dodd (CT)] and along with four Republicans [Chuck Hagel (NE), Lisa Murkowski (AK), John E. Sununu (NH) and Larry E. Craig (ID)] who does the Right Wing call upon to answer in the pages of the NY Times? Rudy Fucking Giuliani.
Rudy says:
Riiight, like the Constitution has ever stopped W from doing whatever the fuck he wants....I support the extension of the Patriot Act for one simple reason: Americans must use every legal and constitutional tool in their arsenal to fight terrorism and protect their lives and liberties.
The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, made clear that the old rules no longer work. The terrorists who attacked us seek to kill innocent men, women and children of all races and creeds. They seek to destroy our liberties. They willingly kill themselves in their effort to bring death and suffering to as many innocents as they can, here in this country or anywhere in the world where freedom has a foothold.
Rudy did a lot of arguably good things when he was DA and Mayor back in NYC. He's progressive on things like equal rights. He doesn't mind dressing in drag on Saturday Night Live. But he falls lock step in line when tapped to do so, just like McCain, when told to do so. It's a façade and it annoys me that others can't see through it.
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