Are we in the preliminary stages of a facist state; or the last throes of a democracy?

Directly in front of our eyes, in the media, and for the entire world to see, our leaders are lying directly to the public. The media soaks it up and broadcasts it. Admiringly, I might add.

For the most part our politicians are reduced to shriveling cowards and incapable of one, single brave action.

And I mean every single democrat as well. I don't care about your record Kucinich or Feingold. Every single one of you are complicit if you don't do something about this.

Use your goddamned nuclear option if you must. Go on a hunger strike. But for God's sake, do something.

Some democrat may put out a statement and promise a hearing. Hell, a subpeona might even be issued.

The next outrage will appear and this will be yesterday's news.

We will attack Iran. The debate will turn to how long should we stay in Iran and the next 6-months are crucial. Bush will skate through. A democrat will be elected; blamed for the failure of Iraq and Iran, the Republicans will seize power again and we're back to square one.

Fuck it. I'm going fishing.

Thanks Glenn, for a stellar post as usual.

I give the guy credit for facing the music. Sounds like O'Hanlon has been having a tough time sleeping at night.

Of course the damage has been done and like all things in our media culture (Gore invented the internet) their report has served its purpose to push this "war" forward.

Thanks again Glenn for another superb job.

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Okay, I fell better.

Thank you.

Glenn,

You wrote the plaintiffs could appeal, but no guarantee that their appeal would be heard. If the appeal is not heard, is that the end of this, at least as far as the courts are concerned?

Is the only recourse to this via the Congressional investigations?

Regarding the catch-22: You can't sue because you don't know if you were spied on yet who the government spied on is secret so you will never know. Is there a way to get this list? Do we need some modern-day Deep Throat to drop this list off at the Rolling Stones offices or something?

That the MSM is so pathetic. Of course they are going to ignore your book as they try to ignore the entire liberal blogosphere.

I think the final nail was the disgusting video of David Gregory dancing as Hillary Duff was singing on some morning show.

These hacks truly see themselves as celebrities first and foremost. They do not simply report the news; they are in tandem with the news.

Thanks Glenn. We are so glad you are on the right team. I purchased two copies of your book which is good. I already dumped a cup of coffee on one of them.

It's time to face it: the MSM, especially television, is dying as sources of political news. Witness Larry King cancelling Michael Moore for Paris Hilton.

The debate is when blogs will overtake the traditional media causing the Bloated Talking Heads to lose their ad revenue, and thusly their jobs.

Newspapers are losing circulation. I cancelled my subscription years agon and get all of my current event news from blogs. I subscribe to most liberal magazines, but for day-to-day news I trust only one source: the blogs.

Especially when you factor in the younger generations who virtually live on myspace, etc., the death of the MSM is inevitable.

These Royal Elites are running scared. They see us peons, led by influential bloggers, as nothing more than crazed dirt farmers attacking their Paper Castles with torches and pitchforks.

They simply can't understand why we are (according to them) frothing like rabid dogs while they clink champagne glasses and plan retreats to the Hamptons or elsewhere to watch the aspens turn.

In a few years Cohen, Klein, Hiatt and the rest of the Court Jesters will be intersting relics for study and ridicule.

The future IS the blogosphere. The Future is Greenwald and Kos and Eschaton and Media Matters.

These Grand Shriveled Old Men are cornered rats and they know it.