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Any ad campaign in his district?
And THIS, is key -
And there are few things that would infuriate their base and prompt the equivalent of all-out political war in an election year more than a act like this. Handing George Bush new warrantless eavesdropping powers and full-scale protection from having his illegal spying finally investigated and adjudicated (and that is what the effect of telecom amnesty would be), rather than just waiting six months for the next President to take office, would be unconscionable.
I think it's a leverage point, really. Because there is no uproar, these "people" haven't internalized what an absolute disaster this would be for their hold on power. Maybe if they understood how self-destructive they were acting, their staggering sense of self-importance might come into play.
