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In regard to the NSA’s domestic spy program, I have been critical but cautious because I thought the program a rational error. Whereas some hastily jumped to the conclusion that it was a step toward tyranny, I disagreed, although I worried about the legality of the measure as well as the precedent allowing it would set. I didn’t believe it to be a Dictatorial move because I thought the criticism overblown and paranoid, but not anymore. After today, there’s no reason to provide such a political courtesy and it’s impossible not to catch the scent of rotting Nixon coming from the Oval Office, as all it takes is thirteen minutes of tape to know that there’s shame on the record.

If President Clinton’s scandals were a rewrite of Andrew Johnson’s for a New Age, then George Bush’s are Richard Nixon’s Reloaded for old time’s sake. News broke today that the NSA has a database containing tens of millions of American phone records, and that is a sure sign of a program run amok. But that alone wasn’t enough to break the secretary’s recorder. No, that takes a Saturday Night Massacre to accomplish, and the Bush White House is up to the task. The Justice Department was assigned to review the legality of the NSA’s program, but the NSA refused to give the Justice Department clearance to investigate. Bush wants Americans to trust him, to believe that his program is fine and dandy, but if they can’t even trust themselves how can we trust them?

There’s little reason to trust in the Administration anymore, as they’re all crooks and liars. Not even the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development can be trusted. There are prostitutes all over Washington — and some of them aren’t Congressmen! Washington is currently caught in a state of fear and loathing, and all of it is being done by one petty man. Soon, Tony Snow will turn to Ron Ziegler, because history is the greatest passion play and Republicans love reliving the past.

The lesson to be taken from today is that it takes just the smallest flame to chase away the darkness. But things are at their brightest when the house catches fire, and when you look at it that way, the White House has a future so bright it’s got to wear shades!

This entry was posted on Thursday, May 11th, 2006 at 12:05 pm and is filed under Outside Retort (Current Affairs).