Domestic Spinning

Spin v Truth: Domestic Spying

The latest flash point in the Spin Wars, where "spin" clashes with demands for "truth", involves the usual opponents: the Dark Forces (the administration), cranking out spin like there's no tomorrow, and the rebellion (liberty-loving free peoples of the U.S.), dying of thirst for transparency and truth. Bush and his fellow Sith Lords have turned up the volume on their spin boxes that blast out claims of legality of the NSA domestic spying program. We are decibel'd to deafness listening to the claims of doing all that's necessary in the war on terror; that a "few" calls of an international origin are targeted; that the executive was granted the authority by the congress already in 2001. In point of fact, thousands of calls and emails have been targeted, the executive was NOT granted, and in actuality, explicitly denied (per former Minority Leader Tom Daschle) the right to perform warrantless wiretaps, and it is yet to be determined the extent to which intra- and inter- national communications were and are being listened in on.
The administration broke the law. Mr. Bush, and all those involved, must be impeached and then indicted and then tried in a federal court of law for their extremely prejudicial contempt toward it. The "trust me, I'm president" rationale that our executive-in-chief has provided is patronizing, arrogant, and contemptuous. I doubt Mr. Bush, a stuttering intellectual shrimp, even realizes that he broke the law. His bazooka-Joe level of comprehension of history and political science is no excuse. To the gallows, Mr. President.
You see, it is all about principles. This president proclaimed to run on this mantra. What a joke! He can spin it into a silk suit for all I care; the bare, spinless truth is that he acted in direct contradiction to the spirit of the balance of powers. It is no constitutional mystery that his cronies (for the president himself is likely to dim-witted to grasp the concept) desire a monolithic executive (at least while they're in power).
Mr. Gonzales, a wind-up toy, was put on the stage today to spin it up. Unshakeable, he regurgitated the shpeak he was trained to. No surprises here; he is a dolt. Thankfully, some senators did seem to be founded in principle (on both sides of the aisle). However, I am growing weary of this Congress. Republicans unite with party before country. Democrats unite with seemingly nobody before, during and after country. The sole independent isn't enough (Sen. Jeffords). Hopefully, reason can somehow prevail, even if the public (according to polls) doesn't seem to give a rip about this issue (no surprise there...but that is another issue).