{"id":12547,"date":"2008-06-19T13:18:53","date_gmt":"2008-06-19T19:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/proteinwisdom.com\/?p=12547"},"modified":"2008-06-19T13:18:53","modified_gmt":"2008-06-19T19:18:53","slug":"fisa-update-double-heart-ache-for-rick-ellensburg-karl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proteinwisdom.com\/?p=12547","title":{"rendered":"FISA Update: Double heart-ache for Rick Ellensburg [Karl]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Glenn Greenwald (a\/k\/a<\/span><\/a> \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cRick Ellensburg,\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cThomas Ellers,\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cEllison,\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cWilson\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d and \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cRyan\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d)\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0excoriates Barack Obama<\/a> for endorsing Rep. John Barrow (D-GA) because Barrow wanted to vote on updating the\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, an issue which has been stuck in Congress for most of the year:<\/p>\n

For all of Obama’s talk about the wicked ways of Washington, these incumbent protection schemes — whereby Beltway power factions all help each other stay in power no matter their ideology or positions — are among the most vital instruments for perpetuating how Washington works. Democratic leaders pretend that they are forced continuously to capitulate to the Bush administration due to their “conservative” members, yet continuously work to keep those same members in power, even when it comes to supporting them against far better Democratic primary challengers.<\/p>\n

Obama has made himself a central part of that rancid scheme…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The poor, poor man is discovering that in terms of issues<\/a> and personnel<\/a>, Obama is not nearly so full of Changeyness as the fringe Left had hoped after their own wacky candidates, like Mike Gravel and Dennis Kucinich, dropped out.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 (Greenwald liked Chris Dodd on the FISA issue, but it turns out he’s not so Changey<\/a> otherwise.)<\/p>\n

On the heels of that post came news that\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0the FISA issues would soon be resolved<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Negotiators reached a deal Thursday morning\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0on long-stalled electronic surveillance legislation, with a House vote likely to\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0be held on the measure\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0on Friday, Democratic leadership\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0aides confirmed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On the contentious issue of telco amnesty for assiting the government after 9\/11, Section 201 of the bill<\/a> essentially provides that if the telcos can show a federal district court judge “substantial evidence” they received a written request from the attorney general or head of an intelligence agency stating the president authorized the surveillance and determined it to be lawful, the cases against them will be dismissed.<\/p>\n

Needless to say, Ellensburg is in complete meltdown<\/a> at the moment:<\/p>\n

I’ve now just read a copy of the final “compromise” bill. It’s even worse than expected. When you read it, it’s actually hard to believe that the Congress is about to make this into our law. Then again, this is the same Congress that abolished habeas corpus with the Military Commissions Act, and legalized George Bush’s warrantless eavesdropping program with the “Protect America Act,” so it shouldn’t be hard to believe at all. Seeing the words in print, though, adds a new dimension to appreciating just how corrupt and repugnant this is…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He’s busy compiling an enemies list, which includes House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Rep. Chris Carney (D-PA) and Rep.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0Barrow. Incidentally, Carney<\/a> served at the Pentagon as an intelligence analyst and senior advisor on intelligence and counterterrorism issues after 9\/11, and in all probability is more knowledgeable about how the system actually works than Ellensburg, but the latter knows who\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0America’s real<\/em> enemies are:<\/span><\/p>\n

UPDATE<\/span><\/strong>: The rage level is going to be quite high today and will only get higher as the day progresses.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As Instapundit Glenn Reynolds might say, “Heh. Indeed.”<\/p>\n

(h\/t Memeorandum<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Glenn Greenwald (a\/k\/a \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cRick Ellensburg,\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cThomas Ellers,\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cEllison,\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cWilson\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d and \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cRyan\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d)\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0excoriates Barack Obama for endorsing Rep. John Barrow (D-GA) because Barrow wanted to vote on updating the\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, an issue which has been stuck in Congress for most of the year: For all of Obama’s talk about the wicked ways of Washington, these incumbent protection schemes — whereby Beltway power factions all help each other stay in power<\/p>\n

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