Greenwald on Dem leadership: "as devoid of dignity as they are integrity"

[Truth2Tell]

Good summary of the Great FISA Cave by Glen Greenwald at Salon:

It's bad enough watching the likes of Steny Hoyer, http://www.dems.gov/index.asp?Type=B_PR&SEC=%7BD68CD0B2-1442-4804-9F6B-AF67DE7FF585%7D&DE=%7B777F9DD1-7152-4A0A-BBAD-FA1332DE9483%7D">Rahm Emanuel and a http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/#postid-updateZ4">disturbingly disoriented Nancy Pelosi eviscerate the Fourth Amendment, exempt their largest corporate contributors from the rule of law, and endorse the most radical aspects of the Bush lawbreaking regime. But it's downright pathetic to see them try to http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/20/AR2008062000986.html?hpid=topnews">depict their behavior as some sort of bipartisan "compromise" whereby they won meaningful concessions:

"When they saw that we were unified in sending that bill rather than falling for their scare tactics, I think it sent them a message," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). "So our leverage was increased because of our Democratic unity in both cases."

Not even the media establishment and the GOP can refrain from mocking this pretense they're trying to peddle. What's amazing is that they're actually as devoid of dignity as they are integrity.

As I noted yesterday, the GOP couldn't even wait for the ink to dry on this "compromise" before publicly -- and accurately -- boasting that they not only got everything they want, but got even more than they dreamed they would get. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/washington/20fisacnd.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin">To The New York Times' Eric Lichtblau, GOP House Whip Roy Blunt derided the telecom amnesty provision as nothing more than a "formality" which would inevitably lead to the immediate and automatic dismissal of all lawsuits against the telecoms, while Sen. Kit Bond taunted the Democrats for giving away even more than they had to in order to get a deal: "I think the White House got a better deal than they even had hoped to get."

Much much more http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/20/bipartisanship/index.html">here.

Make that dignity, integrity and honesty.

It's another sad sad day for the tattered remains of the Democratic Party in America.

[Canuckistanian]

1. Congratulations, Hoyer and Pelosi

You've just handed the most hated and unpopular president in history a HUGE victory.

And in the process, gutted the Bill of Rights.

Way to go! You rock suck!

[libnnc]

2. Here's YOUR legacy Nancy...and you've made it OURS too.

**W A R C R I M E S**
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/41514.html



**I L L E G A L W I R E T A P S**
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/staff/marisa_taylor/story/16173.html




**T O R T U R E**

http://videos.mcclatchydc.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=1927337


This has become our legacy. DLCers on this board...ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?

[MissWaverly]

3. I am beyond disappointed, why they keep gutting the

constitution and enabling Bush is beyond my ability to comprehend.

[Supersedeas]

4. the power of the telecom lobby -- everytime you see a phone commerical on TV a bell should ring in

your head -- betcha Nancy is a peace with the peace she made with the Telecom giants.

[MissWaverly]

5. just gave $25.00 FISA group running negative Hoyer Ads

thought his staff needed something else to yawn about.

[Truth2Tell]

6. Saturday kick.

:)