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RollinThundr wrote on Aug 16, 2013, 12:00:I know, right? Bush argued against and voted against the Patriot act! Oh, wait.
You're aware Obama and Holder and company expanded the patriot act beyond how it was originally implemented right?
Was it wrong when Bush enacted the thing? Yes yes it was. It's been even worse expanded by a democrat with delusions of narcissism.I know, right? Obama flew that jet onto that aircraft carrier and gave that "Mission Accomplished" speech, he was so full of hubris! Oh, wait.
I think the difference between the two is I never feared the idea of Bush or the Republicans wanting some form of totalitarian control.I know, right? When Obama had all those people kidnapped, and illegally moved to black sites, and tortured, and started that program to monitor everyone's email and phone calls! Oh, wait.
I fear that constantly with Liberals.I know, right? Liberals have enacted some of the most totalitarian laws in the US: Women's suffrage, Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Social Security, gay marriage. Oh, wait.
It's not hard to see who Obama's surrounded himself with his entire life, from the racist reverend who's church pews he sat in for 20 years, to the Bill Ayers types and so on.I know, right? Don't forget Obama is best buds with that homophobic Billy Graham. And he looked into Putin's eyes and saw his soul. Oh, wait.
I'll ask again how's that Hopey changy shit working out for you?
RollinThundr wrote on Aug 16, 2013, 12:00:
I think the difference between the two is I never feared the idea of Bush or the Republicans wanting some form of totalitarian control.
RollinThundr wrote on Aug 16, 2013, 12:00:
I fear that constantly with Liberals. It's not hard to see who Obama's surrounded himself with his entire life, from the racist reverend who's church pews he sat in for 20 years, to the Bill Ayers types and so on.
I'll ask again how's that Hopey changy shit working out for you?
RollinThundr wrote on Aug 16, 2013, 12:00:
I think the difference between the two is I never feared the idea of Bush or the Republicans wanting some form of totalitarian control. I fear that constantly with Liberals.
Pigeon wrote on Aug 16, 2013, 10:47:
From back when Bush was president:The Patriot Act was going to turn America into a fascist nation. Well, it hasn't happened -- despite the weird fantasies of the insane Left who talk as if it had.
We've had, for seven years, a President who has thought carefully and sought a balance between compelling opposites. We had to find a way to effectively find terrorists before they acted, without wrecking the Constitution. So President Bush asked for the tools he needed in the Patriot Act, and used other tools that other Presidents had used, including Democrats, and it worked. So far, anyway.
I'd say Card needs to go back and read his own rants from 6 years ago, but I seriously doubt that would produce any enlightenment. I think he is the epitome of what is wrong with politics in this country. So blinded by ideology, right and wrong is only determined by us or them.
The Patriot Act was going to turn America into a fascist nation. Well, it hasn't happened -- despite the weird fantasies of the insane Left who talk as if it had.
We've had, for seven years, a President who has thought carefully and sought a balance between compelling opposites. We had to find a way to effectively find terrorists before they acted, without wrecking the Constitution. So President Bush asked for the tools he needed in the Patriot Act, and used other tools that other Presidents had used, including Democrats, and it worked. So far, anyway.