In fact, it's anything but good, since the Democrats could have raised a much bigger stink about things like impeachment, the Iraq war being for nothing (along with the deaths of all those USGIs), warrentless wiretaps, domestic spying, secret prisons and and so on. Sure, the Dems didn't have control but if they had raised a big enough stink they could have gotten a lot of attention. Instead, they, for the most part, just played the lapdogs and let Bush and Friends get away with whatever they wanted. Now, I think I know why they did this and it's not because they're lazy, spineless people. It's because they liked the power they saw the Republicans abusing and decided they'd want the same power when they were once again in charge. So they said little, did nothing and will continue that trend. Why do you think [http://thepete.com/impeachment-isnt-revenge/|Palosi has said as much?] It's because it's their turn to have the power. I hope I'm wrong--really I do. Time will tell and if we start hearing impeachment talk sometime before the Dems take control in January, I will happily retract the theory I put forth above. But no impeachment of Bush and they're just protecting the precedent (not the president--Al Gore gave up that job long ago ;) ). By establishing that you can break all the laws Bush has and invade countries illegally, this pretty much sets up the Dems to have the same abilities. When President Hillary Clinton orders the invasion of Syria in 2009 because they've got WMD, no one will bat an eye. Well, sure, plenty of us will bat our eyes, but if we open our mouths we'll get labeled enemy combatants, thrown in Gitmo without our right to challenge detention. If you're even thinking about getting involved, please do it. Email your senators and congresspeople. Tell them what you think, even if you disagree with me. Tell them to follow the law and go after the people who break the law, regardless of the fact that their mailing address might be 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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