In which the editors of the New York Times pretend to be shocked – shocked, do you hear! – at the fact that all of last year’s sturm und drang about Trampling The Constitution was anything but a cudgel to beat the opposition with.
Every now and then, we are tempted to double-check that the Democrats actually won control of Congress last year. It was particularly hard to tell this week. Democratic leaders were cowed, once again, by propaganda from the White House and failed, once again, to modernize the law on electronic spying in a way that permits robust intelligence gathering on terrorists without undermining the Constitution.
Will to power, boys. Power for its own sake. Now get back in line.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM_A4Skusro[/youtube]
The Times’ arrogant bias is infuriating, but the infighting is great to watch.
This is what happens when you overpromise and underperform…
“I’m shocked, shocked! to find that gambling is going on in here!”
“Your winnings, sir.”
“Oh, thank you very much.”
Classic.