I want to get the rubber-stamp Republicans out. Maybe the Foley scandal will help us achieve that noble end. But there are vastly more important stories being ignored right now because of the wall-to-wall coverage this affair is getting, like the O.J. Simpson story before it, or the Gary Condit story, or the JonBenet Ramsey story, or last year’s runaway bride story. Can we talk about something else, please?
I’m not alone. Susie Bright says I’m Not Feeling Foley (warning: strong language):
I’m rather devastated on another front. Our Congress passed bills this past week that dismantle habeas corpus, that legalize torture and free-for-all wiretapping. The emperor’s new edicts target anyone, including citizens, who might have a bad hair day in the President’s almighty estimation.
This is that same club — with their teeth bared, instead of their drawers down. As blogger Ian MacLeod puts it, “The Rule of Law is dead in America.”
Yet this new regime is apparently a big yawn with the American public.
Let’s be fair, though. Even though Bush can target anyone, he’ll probably focus mostly on Arab-looking guys, at least at first. So long as I don’t say or do anything to provoke him, I don’t have anything to worry about. Just keep my nose clean and my mouth shut.
And, to be honest, not everything that happens can match the latest gossip about Paris Hilton or Tom Cruise or Angelina Jolie or Mel Gibson. They set the bar high, you know.
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