tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644501.post731232774938524943..comments2008-02-11T08:59:03.828-05:00Comments on Nero's Fiddle: AG: Torture, spying legal if POTUS says it isneros_fiddlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235102716408536231noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644501.post-50030718265686457302008-02-11T08:59:00.000-05:002008-02-11T08:59:00.000-05:00Yes, he did. That's definitely pushing the envelop...Yes, he did. That's definitely pushing the envelope of my recollection (I was more interested in Matchbox cars at the time), but I believe he generated some actual outrage with that view.<BR/><BR/>Unlike now, when people don't care as long as they feel safe from scary brown people. Nixon's mistake was targeting Democrats -- they're slightly but perceptibly more tolerated in America than terrorists.neros_fiddlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235102716408536231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644501.post-29686181880622548252008-02-10T12:50:00.000-05:002008-02-10T12:50:00.000-05:00Say, didn't Nixon use the same argument? What with...Say, didn't Nixon use the same argument? What with the sitting President being the vicar of Lincoln in our century and all. (Well, unless he's a Democrat.)Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11219444295826162699noreply@blogger.com