disneydude said:
I find it very disheartening that George Bush thinks that he is above the law.
Despite right wing spin that is trying to make it a matter of "national security" it is clear that George Bush broke the law when he authorized domestic spying.
Either you have a really short termed memory, are too young to remember it, or are the poster child for DNC Hypocrisy! Which is it?
When in office, bill Clinton illegally gathered FBI files on EVERY GOP Senator and Representative, along with all of his political opponents, for his own personal use against them - only one of MANY Clinton scandals ending in '-gate'!
During his administration, Bill Clinton declared he had a Presidential right - the same one Bush is envoking/citing, to 'perpetrate' the same type wire tapping activities against Americans, the only difference being Clinton was not fighting terrorists at the time when he ordered it. Not only did he order wire taps, but he took it to a new level by authorizing the entry into and search of personal property - people's homes and businesses - as well as the seisure of property in these little raids, ALL WITHOUT WARRANTS EVER BEING FILED!
No, I do not believe that 2 wrongs make a right, but you astonish me by making your accusations sound as if Bush was the 1st to institute such a practice/program. And you have the nerve/gall to refer to mochk the President by calling him 'King George', saying HE thinks HE is above the law.
Might I remind you:
- Clinton began his campaign for his 1st term in office by lying to America - 'I didn't inhale...' and declaring he did not protest the Viet Nam war from Russia, which was later proven to have been true. He dragged this country through illegal scandal after scandal:
- FBI files
- Ms. Clinton denying she knew that certain files even existed only to be found later in their living quarters with her finger prints all over them.
- He helped alter technology restrictions on China and assisted his Arkansas buddy provide China with the missile technology they needed to finally reach the U.S. with their nukes in exchange for millions in his campaign fund, traced directly back to the chinese military! Can
YOU say '
treason'?
- He had an adulterous affair in the White House.
- He lied about it to independent counsel and to the American people on TV
- He tried to strip an American citizen, who he sexually harrassed, of her Constitutional right to a fair trial by
committing a FELONY -
perjury - under by lying under oath before a Federal Grand Jury to save his own a$$.
- He lied about being warned of Al Qaeda by Able Danger, as proven when Sandy Burgaler, er, Berger - one of his cabinet members, was caught stuffing classified down his pants, stealing them, taking them home (more documents were found lying around at home), and shredding many of them - all having to do with what Clinton did and did not know about Al Qaeda during his time in office. One of the truly pathetic points of interest hers is that it was almost 5 years AFTER he was out of office, and we are STILL having to endure scandals from his administration!
- Again, well after he has left office, we are hearing how he killed the investigation on Cisneros! Won't he ever frickin' GO AWAY?
- And these are only the TOP/Major scandals and political crimes/gaffes Bill Clinton Perpetrated!
So, if ANYONE ever assumed the roe of 'King' in the White house and believed he was above the constuitution and the laws in this country, it had to be the infamous pathological liar, Bill Clinton!