This letter is associated with the following article:
Letters
Friday, January 20, 2006 12:00 AM

Fear of spying

Democratic strategists say opposing Bush on NSA spying makes the party look weak. Of course, that's what they said about Iraq.

Read other letters about this article

  • Friday, January 20, 2006 06:42 AM

    fear of spying

    What a load of crap! I'm so surprised! As usual, the architects of Democratic Defeat over the past 20 years cower in their booties while being unable to communicate a simple and effective message that a solid majority of

    Americans agree with which is: no spying on innocent American citizens! Even if a majority did not agree today, it is extremely important to make loud and clear our opposition to such a major infringement on the rights of American citizens and such an extraordinary and illegal usurpation of power on the part of the executive branch. I've worked with our DC consultant corps and they are a bunch of careerist chickens. They don't understand regular people and they have been responsible for blowing almost all of the Presidential and Congressional elections of the past 20 years. To hell with them! The reason the negative sterotype of weak Democrats exists is because of this lilly-livered, wimpy, cowardly kind of approach. If Democrats had backbone they would stomp the Republicans every time. That was what swift boating Kerry was all about, that's what it is always about: putting the chickenhearts on display. Our DC consultant corps is willing every time to dance to the GOP tune because they have no clue how to dominate and control the debate or even how to frame an issue: any issue. To hell with em!

Most Active Letters Threads

339

A key British official reminds us of the forgotten anthrax attack

A vast array of establishment and expert sources do not believe this episode was really resolved.
323

Tough-guy John Bolton, hiding under his bed

As usual, right-wing pseudo-warriors are drowning in extreme cowardice.
154

Phil Carter's resignation from key detainee policy post

Many of the "War on Terror" policies he spent years condemning were ones expressly embraced by Obama.
146

Is Obama's civil liberties record understandable?

Was it unreasonable to expect him to adhere to his commitments regarding the Constitution?
99

Palin, Prejean: Beastly treatment for beauties

The governor turned author must fight what the pageant queen learned: Politics and hotness make strange bedfellows

View all »

Letters Help

Currently in Salon