Since no one wants to focus on important things, like an attack on Iran and the horrible consequences for the US that would result from that. Since everyone is into this non-story, it's a shame you are all missing the big picture. If you read the police report, you will see that Craig did nothing illegal. He never asked for sex, which in itself is not illegal. He tapped his foot, and he ran his hand underneath the stall. Maybe his stall was out of toilet paper and was trying to get some from the stall next to him. Again nothing illegal. But because some undercover police officer hanging out in a men's bathroom was next door, the guy got arrested for "lewd conduct". I say the crime here was more in the officer's mind, then in anything Sen. Craig did. So the senator plead guilty to the charge in an attempt to avoid the embarassment of having to defend himself. Stupid but understandable considering how big a deal the media is making this non-story. What this story highlights is that police are wasting resources to target gays. That's the big picture you all are missing. The sodomy laws maybe gone but police harassment of homosexuals continues. So instead of catching murderers and rapists, they hang out in men's bathrooms making sure no hanky panky goes on. Why do I not feel safer?

Thank you for your response. Oh I forgot about the poor children. I forgot we always must think about the children. Let's assume you are right and Sen. Craig was looking to hook up for some man on man sex. The man he tried to pick up was that a man, not a child. He didn't come on to a child. So your what about the children is crap. No one is defending child molestation here. What we are talking about is consensual adult sex. As long as they don't do it in the public bathroom, but go somewhere private. I don't see the crime, nor is it a crime. Now if he engaged in sex in the public bathroom, that would of been a crime. But Craig didn't do that, nor did he even ask for sex. IF it's a crime to try to pick someone up for sex, better arrest most males at single bars. As for his actions, they are definetly subject to interpertation. All we have is the police report and the vice cops interpertation of what Craig did. Everything is premised from the viewpoint that he was trying to pick someone up for sex. Now maybe the cop is right, maybe he was engaging in coded actions meant to send the signal he was interested in sex. So what? It's not illegal to try to pick someone up for sex. So there should of been no reason to arrest the Sen. and have his life ruined because of this blown out of proportion incident.

I don't see anything wrong with FBI surveillance of Mrs. King. She voluntarily took on a very public role after her husband's death and thus had no reasonable expectation of privacy when on public speaking tours and when talking to other public figures like Rockefeller. The US government has a very valid interest in keeping track of what influential public figures are doing.

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All I can say is wow. So you think being a public figure means the gov't can surveil your every action? Even if you are committing no crime but merely exercising your constitutionally protected rights? I truly hope you are being sarcastic or something. Not even the most mentally impaired right-winger could actually believe what you wrote. If you do actually believe it, which is a truly scary thought, you are a fascist. What you are advocating is A FASCIST POLICE STATE. If you can't see that, well brother you are truly beyond help.

Well we can all take heart that the protect america act, which authorized warrantless wiretapping, will expire in 6 months. Surely the dems will find a backbone and stand up to the White House and refuse to reauthorize it. Oh I'm sorry, I was dreaming there. We all know what will happen. They dems will cave once again, but this time the law will become permanent. While some of the blame for this lies with the DINO blue dogs, because they vote with the repugs more then the real dems. The majority of the blame rest with the house and senate dem leadership. When we needed strong leaders to save our democracy, we got Reid and Pelosi. A couple of spineless wimps that concede defeat before any legislative fight even begins. When even dems buy into the idiotic belief, that if the terrorists strike again it will help the repugs. When that same thought is espoused by Hillary, one of the front runners for the dem prez nominee. It's hard not to lose all hope that our democracy can be saved.

A poster asked why so many neocon authoritians came out of the U. of Chicago. The answer is Professor Leo Straus, father of the neo-con movement, who taught at U. of Chicago. Leo was a disciple of Ayn Rand. Ayn Rand was a proponent of psychological egotism. The belief that you should only act in your own self-interests. Ayn Rand published a book titled "The Virtues of Selfishness". The title alone should tell you all you need to know about her.

Thanks for that clip. It was priceless to see Orrin Hatch walk out of the interview because he didn't like how he was being questioned. There's a reason guys like Bill Bond never made it to the national level, they actually ask tough questions. They don't allow politicians to lie their asses off. Just once I'd love for a journalist to challenge Bush on one of his lies. Of course, that's never going to happen.