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Bush's new attorney general follows in Alberto Gonzales' footsteps perfectly with slavish, fact-free devotion to the president's whims.
  • dan and glenn -

    - and we worked extensively in "common sense" and Dan's suggestion might be still waay too long and waay to "lawyerly -(if there is a world like that)

    You start with cute little children lying in bed and a red telephone is ringing. A hand picks it up and a scary voice says: Who is listening to your calls?

    You show a computer screen with "PROTECT AMERICA!" in the middle and somebody is writing:

    "God have mercy" - and again the scary voice cuts in with:

    "Who is reading your e-mails"?

    - and again see the cute little children, who are now wide awake and they talk to each other and one says: "It's the government, stupid" - and another one says...

    "Don't call me stupid I know that they are spyin on us!

    - and you show a picture of Congressman Chris Carney and the scary voice says -

    "Chris Carney has been voting -- time after time -- to give the Bush administration whatever they want".

    - and again you show the innocent children - now having a pillow fight and the voice over is telling -"To spy on American citizens. To listen to our calls and read our

    emails with no warrants!!

    (please don't critizise "rich people" thats unAmerican)

    And you show a big fat -

    PROTECT AMERICA

    from

    the Protect America Act

    on the computer screen -and a friendly picture of Chris Carney.

    "Let's sent Chris Carnery to Congress to fight for our district and keep our nation both strong and free --

    And the cutest kid will end with : "And he is a cool dude too!

    (we got carried there a bit)