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Today's coverup of surveillance crimes and Barack Obama

The Democratic nominee's support for this bill speaks volumes about what he is and isn't.

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  • Wednesday, July 9, 2008 10:51 AM

    Third parties

    I don't think that's the answer. I'm pretty patient, but not that patient - I'd like to see change in my lifetime. The approach Glenn has discussed is the one I can live with:

    By taking out some horrible Democrats and creating a system that enables one to do more of that, it makes it harder -- and then, hopefully, impossible -- for them to continue to ignore our political values any longer. They need to know that the consequences for ignoring our political values is the loss of their jobs, the ending of their political careers -- not more blind, slavish support.

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