Patriot Act Defeat = House GOP's Harsh Introduction to the Majority

[muetter]

I didn't fully understand Sam's beef with Lawrence O'Donnell, it seemed a bit out of left-field. No pun intended 

[Calimantalkin]

What a bunch of clueless bastards.

[KayleLang]

The republicans just want to do the opposite of what the Democrats are doing. Doesn't matter if it's right or wrong.

So how about this, for issues like these, pretend to support it, than for the vote, vote against it, and you will have an overwhelming majority.

[reytrapaet]

This defeat is a scam!

It will pass in the next few weeks!

I wish it would go down in defeat forever because it raped the Bill of Rights in the name of fear!

This is proof that the terrorist won on 911.

We ought to be ashamed of ourselves as promoters of freedom!

[Dasconscripts]

@reytrapaet actually, umm no these tea partiers are preety epic in there consistants

[MikeNitro94]

We all want the same policies...just different names, with different effects. Every single person on the Earth is a Liberal when it comes to personal issues. I call it Selective Liberalism. AM talk radio is responsible for 75% of the bad mojo in politics. FOX NEWS is responsible for 25%

[hornistsnest]

@MikeNitro94 I generally agree, but I'm not sure you've got the ratio right. Hate radio was arguably the main source of the "bad mojo" in the 1990s, but the effectiveness of television propaganda -- particularly the Fox Disinformation Channel -- has grown since then. And don't discount the success of the GOP's project to politicize and manipulate fundamentalist and evangelical church congregations.

[MarmaladeINFP]

@MikeNitro94 The problem is everyone is liberal when it comes to their own personal issues, but many or even most people aren't liberal when it comes to the personal issues of those who are different than them. Similarly, everyone is a pacifist about themselves or a loved one being killed, but many or even most people aren't bothered by their money going to kill children in foreign lands especially if they are a different color of skin, have a different culture, & practice a different religion.

[pokemanz]

An alliance between liberals and libertarian conservatives on shit like the patriot act, or auditing the fed. Cool. Maybe even some sort of decriminalization of weed.

But it will fall apart everywhere else.

[TheeUnidentified]

@pokemanz - George Carlin's definition of Bipartisanship:

"A larger than usual deception is being carried out."

[TheHitCollective]

@TheeUnidentified  - Wow I never heard that one before... sooooo TRUE!

[CooperLordOfAll]

holy fuck yeah!!! please cancel that shit.

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck the patriot act. it ruined america and we are not going to be able to live it down as a country for many years to come.