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"massive data centers in Utah" was absolutely a Bush Administration thing. If Obama didn't stop it, it was due to the toxic political climate and congressional
by Pokepokalypse 9y ago
"massive data centers in Utah" was absolutely a Bush Administration thing.
If Obama didn't stop it, it was due to the toxic political climate and congressional domination by TeaParty/GOP. The current Democratic Party lineup, and over the past 15 years, has also been shifted pretty far to the right, but that has been a result of the effort by the extreme right since the Clinton presidency; since Newt Gingrich, and FoxNews to slant the electorate to the right.
I doubt that most Republicans or any Democrats would have supported that kind of horrible breach of the 4th Amendment in the 1990's or 80's. And trying to hang that around Obama's neck is ridiculously dishonest.
- thanatropism 9y agoIt was within Obama's reach to break the mold and pardon Snowden. That kind of sticking-his-neck-out could have been era-defining.
- zeth___ 9y agoUntil Democrats face up to the fact they are now the party of the spies and advertisers they will continue to bumble into this. Obama absolutely expanded the surveillance state to levels Bush II could only dream of.