Letters to the Editor
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Dianne Feinstein??
Geezus, Camille ... give us a break. As reported in this very magazine, she "Voted in FAVOR of funding the Iraq War without conditions; Voted in FAVOR of the Bush White House's FISA bill to drastically expand warrantless eavesdropping powers; Voted in FAVOR of condemning MoveOn.org; Cast the deciding vote in August on the Senate Judiciary Committee in FAVOR of the nomination of far right Bush nominee Leslie Southwick to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. In 2006, Feinstein not only voted in favor of extending the Patriot Act without any of the critical safeguards sought by Sen. Feingold, among others, but she was one of the most outspoken Democratic proponents arguing for its extension ("I have never been in favor of allowing any provisions of the Patriot Act to expire."). Also in 2006, she not only voted in favor of amending the Constitution to outlaw flag burning, but was, as she proudly described herself, "the main Democratic sponsor of this amendment." You are the smartest idiot we've ever encountered.