I dont' get it.
First, you had the Senate rebuking Bush, amid reports of illegal government surveillance & wiretapping,
and not going along with an extention on the Patriots Act.
Then, just a few hours later -- they all happily agree to the 6-month Exentention of the Patriot Act
and have apparently forgetton all about the civil liberty & freedom abuses made by Bush.
No problem after all, it's all good. ( -?- )
Why did they just cave in like that?
The Patriot Act is a dead issue as far as the public is concerned. This b.s.
does not sell anymore -- not when Osama Bin Laden remains still free & untargeted
after 5 years and we are stuck in a dishonest War that has
made terrorism worse.
Clearly, wiretapping ain't the missing ingredient here and people have caught on to that fact.
So why did the Senate just cave in to Bush like that?
(and at the height of his weakness on this issue).