The Madness of King George

What's it going to take?
That Bush lied us into a war is pretty much clear.
That Americans and civilian Iraqis have died for the man's lies is also clear.
That the BA has reinterpreted laws to legalize torture is also clear.
Now the executive branch's power grab is also clear: the Courts don't matter; Congress doesn't matter. We're at war, perpetually at war, and the President has as much power as he wants.
There's a difference between being an American and believing in democracy. If you're a Bush or Fox (for that matter) Republican, being American is enough.

This week the NYT finally decides to release the story it's been sitting on: Bush has been illegally bypassing FISA to wiretap people. The BA surrogates suggest that that time, being of the essence, precludes the application for warrants. The liars, however, neglect to say that law permits them to go for approval retroactively. There's a 72 hour window after the wiretap begins.

As the almighty Boss once sang, "Poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king."