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that this should shock the pants off any American is depressing in and of itself. How many times must we witness illegal and/or immoral behavior from our Great Leaders before we begin to say,
"Oh, right, right. These people are not to be trusted. Man, I keep forgetting about that."
Here's what would surprise me; that our government--elected officials and civil servants both--behaved ethically. That would startle the hell out of me.
Frankly, I don't believe that Congress was unaware of such stuff that was (and we all know is) going on; I think they deliberately don't want to know (at least the details) so, at some point, they can claim,
"No shit! I didn't know that!"
or, in the aftermath of some attack on Der Homeland, they can say,
"Oh, my friends, this is why we authorized many years ago a CIA program that examines your browsing habits. It's been clear to us all--and for quite some time--that the typical American's online search for pornography is the source of all our Evils. Why else do those Talibanners--those sign-making fanatics--hate us and our, um, porn-loving, freedom-seeking, porn-loving ways?"
That, and,
"so, you like naked women? But do you know your credit score? You don't?! Well, here's a program ..."
And this is how all bases are covered in the US of A where our business is, well, business.
