"“Specifically, he threatened to send a letter to the United States Naval Academy advising them that Remington has poor character or words to that effect,” Sasser told Fox News." That is going far beyond any action that any reasonable person would consider appropriate.

The 60's radicals are much worse authoritarians than the ones they replaced. I very much doubt these narcissists have the self awareness to realize it.

Ultimately, if the Commander in Chief declares the War on Terror over (which he did), then there is no longer a need for even the type of surveillance originally intended. There certainly would be no need for this monstrosity. Despite the fact that I do not believe radical Islamic terrorist organizations are through with us, I do not think we need this kind of universal monitoring and that it is antithetical to our liberty. This is a tool that makes a much more potent political weapon than it does a counter-terror tool. That alone makes this more dangerous to us as a nation of free people than to the terrorists it is 'supposed' to interdict. The sun is slipping over the horizon, we should act before darkness falls.

"Yet, in these politically correct times, civilian leaders who increasingly have no experience whatever in the armed forces are far more willing to try to micro-manage the military than back in the days when most members of Congress and most Presidents had served in the military." IOW they are a bunch of whiny idiots who are completely out of their depth when it comes to the military as well as the prosecution of armed conflict. And yet they believe themselves SMARTER that any of us who have served or are still serving. Truth is, many of them need to grow up; war is messy and deadly. It destroys everything and kills people in the most violent of ways. As long as there are people on this planet who are not afraid to use this kind of force (or like using it, as radical Muslims do) then you need to get your head out of whatever orifice it currently occupies, and use your own military force effectively. This is war, not some social science experiment. IMHO, many of this current crop of pols are not capable of understanding this.

"Many viewers called it offensive, un-American and an insult to the American military." Not to mention its a violation of the flag code.

Now, understand that I do not believe the WOT to be over. Al Qaeda has morphed, but they haven't gone away, not by a long shot. My post is to illustrate the fallacious nature of this administration's excuses on this issue.

OK, so 0 has declared the WOTto be over. Why on earth, then, do we need all this surveillance? And not just monitoring a few overseas calls as was originally intended, but EVERYONE'S? No WOT, no need for the monitoring, its as simple as that.

Remember: A vote for Al Gore is a vote for your planet, whatever planet you're from.

Ronald Reagan you are sorely missed.

"The idealist wants credit for ending the war, while the alleged pragmatist wants to keep a surveillance apparatus that has no justification if the war on terror is truly over. Maybe he's right on the merits. The problem is that fewer and fewer people are willing to take his word for it." Why on earth do all you columnists continue to try to be fair in giving the benefit of the doubt to this administration? There is a veritably mountain of evidence as to how this white house operates. Are you all on the payroll or something? This president has been wrong on so many things, it is impossible to list them all. And yet, even now, after all these scandals, you guys (yes, even you Jonah) still take it easy on him.

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