OMG the ACLU are freeper trolls!

[burythehatchet]

The American Civil Liberties Union is running Internet advertisements depicting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) as sheep.

Reid and Pelosi promised last week that they would at least confront the president next month over his wiretapping program, with Pelosi taking an uncompromising stand in a private conference call with House Democrats. When lawmakers return in September, Democrats will also push legislation to restore habeas corpus rights for terrorism suspects and may resume an effort to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

But conservative Democrats and some party leaders continue to worry that taking on those issues would expose them to Republican charges that they are weak on terrorism. And advocates of a strong push on the terrorism issues are increasingly skeptical that they can prevail.

"I don't think it's that we're reluctant to take on Bush," said Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (Fla.), a senior member of the House intelligence committee. "I think it's we are reluctant to take on each other. . . . If I can fast-forward to September, October, November, December and see where we'll be, we'll be nowhere."


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/29/AR2007082902355.html?hpid=topnews

[lynnertic]

1. Whatever R operative thought up the idea of pushing up the primaries

and creating a premature election cycle to distract Congress from actually running the country was brilliant.

[burythehatchet]

2. one can see it that way.

I see it as an accurate reflection of what's going on in the rank and file.

[mmonk]

3. Nowhere is right.

[bob4460]

4. I hope Pelosi and Reid do something because

I am way more scared of MY GOVERNMENT right now than i will ever be of terrorist!!!

[monmouth]

5. I recall many DUers doing the same thing....

[madrchsod]

6. they are scared about the right wing attack machine

and they should be. there is no fairness doctrine which would at least give equal time on radio and television. the fairness doctrine was the first thing they got rid of and i do not see anyone talking about restoring it.
unless this is restored the democrats will always be attacked with out having the right to reply....