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To: Skywatcher who wrote (156551)	3/8/2009 10:16:33 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 173976

Then again, we are relearning that the "Imperial Presidency" is only imperial when the President is a Republican. Democrats who spent years denouncing George Bush for "spying on Americans" and "illegal wiretaps" are now conspicuously silent. Yet these same liberals are going ballistic about the Bush-era legal memos released this week. Cognitive dissonance is the polite explanation, and we wouldn't be surprised if Mr. Holder released them precisely to distract liberal attention from the Al-Haramain case. By the way, those Bush documents are Office of Legal Counsel memos, not policy directives. They were written in the immediate aftermath of a major terrorist attack, when more seemed possible, and it would have been irresponsible not to explore the outer limits of Presidential war powers in the event of a worst-case scenario. Based on what we are learning so far about Mr. Obama's policies, his Administration would do the same. online.wsj.com

To: Skywatcher who wrote (156551)	3/8/2009 10:26:20 PM
From: Jane4IceCream	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

CC: time to move forward. The Bush era is history. Every one else here has. Jane

To: Skywatcher who wrote (156551)	3/8/2009 10:42:41 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 173976

Mr. Beckstrom's National Cybersecurity Center, created last March to coordinate all government cybersecurity efforts, answered to the secretary of homeland security. In reality, "NSA currently dominates most national cyber efforts," Mr. Beckstrom wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Thursday. "While acknowledging the critical importance of NSA to our intelligence efforts, I believe this is a bad strategy on multiple grounds." He added that "the threats to our democratic processes are significant if all top level government network security and monitoring are handled by any one organization (either directly or indirectly)." That echoed the view of some privacy advocates who worry about a government agency having too much information on individuals. NSA spokeswoman Marci Green declined to comment on the resignation letter. Mr. Beckstrom declined to comment. Some Homeland Security officials said Mr. Beckstrom's criticism stemmed from personality clashes and an inability to adapt to the way business is done in Washington.

To: Skywatcher who wrote (156551)	3/9/2009 2:45:55 AM
From: geode00	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

It's time for indictments: Bush, Cheney, Yoo, Rove, et al. It is unbelievable how they believed the US Constitution was less important than they were. Is it any wonder how 8 years of this garbage has led us to this unbelievable catastrophe? They have hollowed out this country, stolen the proceeds and are now attacking the people who are trying to fix what they broke. They are despicable as are all the right wingers who support them.