The President yesterday and today's Republican chorus highlighed a new phrase in W's otherwise hilarious or sickening personification in 30 seconds of a weasel (shifty eyes anyone), a rabbit (hyper-ventilating, twitchiness) and lying felon (leakings good when I say so). The phrase I have in mind is "Innocent Americans". According to W, Innocent Americans have nothing to fear from whatever surveillance (and presumed actions based on it) he and his Republican "patriots" decide is needed. For the Innocent American Criteria List, see below the fold.
You Will Be Presumed to be an Innocent American if, in descending order of importance,
* You Are a Bush Pioneer
* You Advertise Being Born Again Christian
* You Own Lots of Telco Stock
* You Believe Mission is Accomplished
* You Benefit From More Tax Cuts
* You Think Abou Gonzalez is a Great AG
* You Know in Your Heart Bush Would Never Lie
* You Feel Safer and Better Off Under Surveillance
You get the idea.
You Will be Presumed NOT to be an Innocent American if,
* You are part of the Daily Kos, Firedog Lake, Atrios, DU, Billmon and related internets
* You have exercised you First Amendment rights over the past 5 years, OR believe in the Fourth Amendment
* You opposed or oppose the Great Iraq Adventure
* You Know in Your Heart that W is a Fraud and Liar
* You fear for the Republic
* You would return all your tax cuts in exchange for a New Administration and Congress
W needs to benefit from better criteria. What say you?