President Bush acknowledged using provisions within the Patriot Act to authorize wire taps on American citizens suspected of having links with terrorist groups. Now, Democratic lawmakers are all in a tizzy, calling for hearings, investigations and more. Can anyone explain this to me? Bush asked for these special provisions following September 11, and congress approved them. Why is anyone surprised that he actually usedthem as intended? I can only think of a few reasons why they are so upset:
1: They never expected him to use them, in which case they are stupid.
2: They never wanted him to use them, in which case they don't care about national security.
3: They planned for him to use them just so they could criticize him later.
Any of these three would be consistent with the current Democratic Party policy machine. More's the pity...
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