One ringy-dingy
The negotiation between the Dems and the 'Publicans in Congress over extending the ironically named "Protect America Act" wiretapping continues. By voice vote, the bill was extended for another 15 days.
The hardball issue that's being thrown back and forth between the political players is not just the legitimization of President Bush's latest erosion of Constitutional privacy; it is the amnesty provisions for the telecommunications companies that the Republicans so desperately want and the Dems have not completely rolled over on yet.
I wonder how joyously offensive the telcos' actions will turn out to be. I suspect that many people will be shocked when they discover the extent of the phone putzes' perfidy.
Posted on January 31, 2008
