Proof the FISA Bill wasn't a compromise.

[Eric J in MN]

Only one Republican in the entire US House voted against it. More than half the Democrats voted against it.

If it had been a real compromise, then many Republicans would have voted agaisnt it for containing too many Democratic principles.

Glenn Greenwald writes:

GOP House Whip Roy Blunt and Sen. Kit Bond boasted in the NYT that they and the White House got more than they even wanted. The most extreme right-wing supporters of authoritarian Bush surveillance policies are praising the bill, from National Review's Andy McCarthy (the bill "is a good one") to Time's 2004 Blog of the Year, Powerline ("at last, a decent FISA deal"). House Republicans just voted 188-1 in favor of the bill.

I hope we can replace Nancy Pelosi as Speaker. She's supporting Republican principles. She voted for a bill which undermines the Fourth Amendment which the majority of House Democrats wouldn't tolerate, but which Republicans overwhelmingly embraced.

[leftofthedial]

1. she is representing the interests of the oligarchy

and is an enemy of the people.

[jody]

2. It's either an oligarchy or plutocracy. n/t

[depakid]

3. Replace Nancy Pelosi?

Unlikely.

She and Obama are the face of the Democratic party.

[natrat]

4. kleptocracy? is that a word

[FreepFryer]

7. Sadly, yes... (Irony alert)

klep·toc·ra·cy (NOUN) A government characterized by rampant greed and corruption.
http://www.bartleby.com/61/38/K0083800.html

For too long, the culture of corruption has undercut development and good governance and bred criminality and mistrust around the world. High-level corruption by senior government officials, or kleptocracy, is a grave and corrosive abuse of power and represents the most invidious type of public corruption. It threatens our national interest and violates our values. It impedes our efforts to promote freedom and democracy, end poverty, and combat international crime and terrorism. Kleptocracy is an obstacle to democratic progress, undermines faith in government institutions, and steals prosperity from the people. Promoting transparent, accountable governance is a critical component of our freedom agenda.

At this year's G-8 meeting in St Petersburg, my colleagues joined me in calling for strengthened international efforts to deny kleptocrats access to our financial systems and safe haven in our countries; stronger efforts to combat fraud, corruption, and misuse of public resources; and increased capacity internationally to prevent opportunities for high-level public corruption. Today, I am announcing a new element in my Administration's plan to fight kleptocracy, The National Strategy to Internationalize Efforts against Kleptocracy, which sets forth a framework to deter, prevent, and address high-level, public corruption. It identifies critical tools to detect and prosecute corrupt officials around the world, so that the promise of economic assistance and growth reaches the people.

Our objective is to defeat high-level public corruption in all its forms and to deny corrupt officials access to the international financial system as a means of defrauding their people and hiding their ill-gotten gains. Given the nature of our open, accessible international financial system, our success in fighting kleptocracy will depend upon the participation and accountability of our partner nations, the international financial community, and regional and multilateral development institutions. Together, we can confront kleptocracy and help create the conditions necessary for people everywhere to enjoy the full benefits of honest, just, and accountable governance.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/08/20060810.html

[Echo In Light]

5. Countdown clip

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=150284&mesg_id=150284

[VP505]

6. With the current crop

of politicos we have in the House and Senate there is NO SUCH THING as compromise. Every Reptilian from Booo$h on down is a "my way or I take my ball and go home" type person. They expect to get their way, demand it be their way and will settle for NOTHING less than their way. The real question is why the OPPOSITION PARTY seldom opposes much of anything? On this particular piece of unnecessary legislation, Hoyer and a few unnamed others went that extra mile to CAPITULATE, why, who knows for sure, but we do know that we the people didn't get anything but HOSED. It wasn't about security, it wasn't about safety and it damned sure wasn't about protecting the 4th amendment rights of Americans. We can only hope that enough pressure can be put on our Senators to STOP it this coming week.