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You know, the Democrats didn't have to renew the PATRIOT Act at all. If they were serious about protecting civil liberties that's just what they'd do. And the

• cookiecaper 17y ago
  I don't know why anyone pretends that these people actually care anymore. They're there to get money and power, and to make sure they can get it again when they go up for re-election. They want to be everything to everyone, which leads to big problems because you can't do one thing without pissing off someone, so then they do the other thing too, but in amounts just enough that neither side will freak out too much, and just so that the Reps can claim to support whatever suits their campaign. Take the health care bill, for instance. It doesn't do anything helpful, just forces everyone to pay for a private insurance policy. Republicans can say they protected business, Democrats can say they reformed health care and everyone now has access, businesspeople stay happy and their money keeps pouring in, normal people are hoodwinked into believing their side did whatever it was they wanted, and this cycle perpetuates.