There's NOTHING like rushed legislation, agreed to in the dead of night to inspire...

[Poll_Blind]

..confidence in the spirit of Democracy in America!

PB

[woo me with science]

1. Thieves. nt

[Poll_Blind]

3. Remember, in Washington, you're only a THIEF if you GET CAUGHT!

PB

[Kaleko]

8. Looking on the bright side...

at least the masks are coming off.

[EFerrari]

2. Seriously. I wonder who wrote this thing. nt

[Poll_Blind]

9. According to one post downthread, it appears to be mostly Boehner's handiwork with...

...a few tweaks. I'm trying to pull up something more definite to compare the two.

PB

[Divine Discontent]

4. lolz! so true and sad. where's the transparent govt we pay for and elect them to run n/t

[Skink]

5. Here's the Patriot act sign it.

written well in advance.

[SoutherDem]

6. Rushed yes! But I don't know why it is almost the plan the

House passed earlier this week, from what I am reading. A minor tweak her and there but for the most part it is the Boehnner's plan. It is like asking a friend to visit who lives 100 miles away for Christmas, they suggest meeting at the 50 mile point you insist they make the entire trip, you each stand firm till Christmas Eve then accept meeting 1 mile from your house still making them drive 99 miles and calling that a compromise.

[Armstead]

7. Exactly

[PoliticAverse]

10. Well they have to pass the bill to know what's in it. n/t

[Poll_Blind]

11. Yup. Two years from now in the new Michael Moore movie about it all, some Democratic senator is....

...going to be calmly sitting on the other side of the interview table and matter-of-factly state that only 8 people actually read the whole thing before it was passed and all of them were congressional aides.

PB

[BR_Parkway]

12. It's how they stripped Glass-Steagall out - and now look where we are

[B Calm]

13. Dealing with Terrorists in the dead of night worries me too. . .

[chill_wind]

14. "You can do a lot in the middle of the night,

under the cover of darkness."

"Democracy Crumbles Under Cover of Darkness", Sherrod Brown Essay, 2004

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8196795&mesg_id=8197151

[Faryn Balyncd]

15. "For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should

......be reproved."