As ABC notes, Bush is just two months away from breaking Harry Truman's record of going 38 months without approval from a majority of Americans.
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There's no mention of the words Johnson actually said Sunday. There's no back-and-forth about the entirely improbable explanation he gave for them later. And, incredibly, there's not even any reference to the notion that Johnson was referring to Obama's admissions of drug use -- a subject that the Clinton campaign claims its candidate has declared off limits.
What there is, ironically: Complaints from Johnson that nobody knows how to campaign against Obama because he's the "perfect candidate" with "absolutely no blemishes."
Truth is punishable by Democratic Party under new campaign law
A precinct captain for Barack Obama in Nevada tells us that he may have to resign from the campaign after distributing a flier that's drawing complaints from Hillary Clinton supporters on the Web.
Retiree Bob Buchanan, who is walking a Reno precinct for Obama, has been passing out a flier in which he urges Republicans and independents to vote -- as they're allowed to do -- in the Democratic caucuses in Nevada Saturday. "Be a Democrat for a Day," the flier says. "You can make the difference if you think a Democrat is going to win in November and you don't want Hillary." The flier cites reasons voters might not "want" Hillary: She voted to authorize the use of force in Iraq; she has "taken money" from "special interest groups"; and her nomination will "continue to polarize the country."
Everyone who disagrees with you is corrupt and illegitimate
The systematic erosion of the rule of law in America has many aspects, and one significant one is that conservatives have been trained that they have the right to have judges issue rulings that produce outcomes they like, and when that doesn't happen, it means the judicial process is flawed and corrupt. Put another way, those marching under the banner purportedly opposed to "judicial activism" have been taught that they are entitled to have courts ignore the law in order to ensure the outcomes they want.
What else could possibly explain how someone can be convinced that they are in a position to condemn a judicial ruling without bothering to learn anything about the laws and legal issues in play? Hence: Bush should be able to eavesdrop on Americans without warrants and any judge who rules that -- under the law -- he can't, is guilty of "judicial activism." They've been trained to believe they're entitled to have judges give them the outcomes they want, and when that doesn't happen, that alone is grounds for proclaiming that the courts and judges are not just corrupt, but illegitimate.
The only thing left for us to do is just trust our government, okay?
In order for cyberspace to be policed, Internet activity will have to be closely monitored. Ed Giorgio, who is working with McConnell on the plan, said that would mean giving the government the authority to examine the content of any e-mail, file transfer, or Web search. "Google has records that could help in a cyber-investigation," he said. Giorgio warned me, "We have a saying in this business: 'Privacy and security are a zero-sum game.'" (my emphasis)
With the cyber-security initiative, McConnell is asking the country to confront a dilemma: Americans will have to trust the government not to abuse the authority it must have in order to protect our networks, and yet, historically, the government has not proved worthy of that trust. "FISA reform will be a walk in the park compared to this," McConnell said. "This is going to be a goat rope on the Hill. My prediction is that we're going to screw around with this until something horrendous happens."
