by mcjoan
Sat Jun 14, 2008 at 10:09:59 AM PDT
Once again, you've got to wonder about the political acumen of Democratic leaders who are so willing to capitulate on an issue that is working against the Republican nominee for President. Here's the Philadelphia Inquirer on John McCain:
Listen. What you are about to hear is the sound of John McCain flip-flopping his position on one of America's most cherished ideals.
A top McCain advisor says the Republican presidential candidate agrees with President Bush's outrageous program of wiretapping Americans' overseas conversations without warrants.
McCain previously had been critical of the Bush administration's unilateral decision, following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, to let the National Security Agency eavesdrop on untold numbers of citizens.
Before, McCain talked of the need for presidents to obey the law, just as other Americans must do.
But now he suggests that a McCain White House would pursue the same unchecked spy powers as Bush.
His flip-flop isn't as significant as the fact that McCain has gotten hold of the wrong end of the stick.
It's bad enough to think that the Dems would be willing to reward the Bush/Cheney administration for its subversion of the Constitution. But they have apparently so lost their ability to recognize a win that they'll give McCain the gift of not having to continue to tie himself up in knots on this issue. Go figure.
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