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Glenn, you wrote: Ignatius did exactly the same in his column last week where he warned Democrats that they would pay a steep price unless they capitulated on FISA.
Well, Ignatius speaks and Pelosi and Reid listen, and fall into line. The New York Times headlines late Monday online: Democrats Seem Ready to Extend Wiretap Powers.
Oh, but we're assured by a Pelosi hack that it'll be a better bill this time, even if it's good for another five years or so: "We are giving the N.S.A. what it legitimately needs for national security but with far more limitations and protections than are in the Protect America Act,” said Brendan Daly, a spokesman for Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
And why are the Democrats rolling over to expose their soft underbelly to the Top Dog? Says the article: Although willing to oppose the White House on the Iraq war, they remain nervous that they will be called soft on terrorism if they insist on strict curbs on gathering intelligence.
You know, pundidiots like Ignatius and Broder may be mere stenographers grateful to be on the White House "A" list for access, but Pelosi and Reid are even greater dumbasses. They're too stupid to realize how powerful they actually are, and where this power comes from, and so, slack-jawed and witless, they read pundidiots and believe everything they read.
It's ironic: They're so afraid of being called soft on terrorism that they surrender the enormous power they have to challenge such baseless epithets. In other words, they fear being labeled "weak" so much that they fear using their strength.
The Democrats' abysmal behavior is not only traitorous to the voters who put their faith in them but is beginning to reveal a chilling truth: Pelosi and Reid actually don't fear being perceived as weak; rather, they actually do subscribe to the methods the Bush administration employs to subvert the Constitution and make America the enemy of the world. They actually believe in domestic spying, the Patriot Act, the Military Commissions Act, and all the other Bush programs designed to neuter Congress and castrate the Constitution.
Actions speak louder than words, and Pelosi and Reid are little lambs being led to slaughter. In the eyes of history, they will be regarded as weak not on terrorism but on their constitutional duties, and their weakness will be seen as having enabled an authoritarian president to weaken the Constitution and the nation beyond repair.
