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"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
My hate, btw, is only for those who would hurt the U.S. of A.

And therein lies the heart of much of the disagreement on this (and many
other activities of this administration). Despite our differences on the
political perspective, we both share that love for this country. From my
perspective, however, the U. S. of A. isn't just the geography between lines
on a map or the people who live here, it's the system of laws and principles
under which we live and the freedoms guaranteed by those laws. When those
principles are compromised and those laws disregarded, that's a direct
attack on the U. S. of A.

From that perspective, when our President and his administration orders or
sanctions the torture of other human beings, that hurts the U. S. of A.
When the President orders illegal warrantless spying on American citizens
contrary to Constitutional guarantees, that's a direct assault on the U. S.
of A. When this administration intentionally reveals covert intelligence
assets for political purposes, that hurts the U. S. of A. When the Justice
Department is perverted to serve as a political arm of the Republican Party,
that's an attack on the U. S. of A. The list of ways in which this
administration has hurt the U. S. of A. goes on and on. As a result of GWB
& his cronies, we are less safe, less free, less secure, less strong, and
much less the U. S. of A we both love than when he took office. As I see
it, George W. Bush has hurt the U. S. of A. far more than any brown-skinned
boggeymen with which this administration tries to terrorize us.

Joe F.