This "deal" has the smell of the telephone company lobbyists, and their money, all over it. It's not just about the Democrats caving into the Administration (although it is that, too).

The Democrats' -- those who are advocating this compromise for corporations that voluntarily violated our civil rights -- are greedy for reelection and power, bought with corporate money. Greedy for sheer power, exercised without principle, no less than their Republican counterparts.

As Democrats, these corporate lackeys believe that they have immunity for craven acts. Their colleagues in the Senate and the American people, I trust, will show otherwise.

A solid plank in a Democratic candidate's platform would be to effort the removal of Reid, Pelosi, and the rest of the posers in the Congressional leadership.

If, by rule of law, it was a crime for the telcos to hand over the information... it was also a prosecutable crime for the government to receive it.

The Dems once again clear the way for Bush's escape.

"...that the companies had "acted in good faith" in cooperating with what they believed was a legal and presidentially authorized program and that they should not be punished through civil litigation for their roles, the official said."

Yo "official"... you don't get to decide that. That was the rule of law at the time. What you suggest as a "civil" matter is, first and foremost, a criminal matter.

Has anybody else had enough of revisionist law and justice?

Ignorance does not place one above the law.
The wire tapping started BEFORE 9/11.

America went to a great deal of trouble in World War 2 to defeat fascism. Hitler did not die in the Berlin bunker. He moved to Washington and Cheney sits in the bunker.

The President has no intention of doing what is right. Thus far the timidity among the Democrats on DC has shown them to be amoral at best. Wanting to do what is expedient (even when in trashes the Constitution) they roll over as did Gephart and Daschel in 2001. They are just as irrelevant as This President and to timid to see it!

I think the CONSENSUS is that we need to see more activism and less politics from our Democratic politicians RIGHT NOW.

Americans are fed up with bullshit. No deals with the devil.

For example, the Dems could stop all work unless the President cooperates with legislation. VETO THE PRESIDENT.

No legislation until the White House is purged, or cooperates.

A political strike: I am sure America will support such activism.

Do we have this wrong? Has Bush not been spying on ordinary citizens but members of Congress? What does he have on these guys? Or are they scared? Maybe they remember that newspaper editor who infuriated the Bushies by publishing a photo of one the Bush twin drunk on the floor doing a little lesbo dance with a friend at a party, and then he received a letter full of Anthrax from the "terrrists" and died, or the Congressmen (all dems by the by) who got their own letters. Whatever it is, we need CHANGE.

Pelosi is so useless. Even in the majority, the dems can't get anything done except what the GOP allows them to do. This country is truly run of the money, by the money, for the money.

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Please tell me it isn't so. Dems do it again.

Our liberties are getting screwed.

Would you vote for a presidential candidate that votes to grant legal immunity to telecoms that participated in the illegal surveillance of Americans?
---> http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=740.

Yet another Democratic Party betrayal.

These are the same guys that send me email three time per week asking for money.

To protect the Dems that originally rolled over for Bush?

Does anyone really think that Obama & hillary are going to be any different. Why is it that the ones who can raise the millions of dollars are the frontrunners. Its disgusting that good candidates like Chris Dodd are being overlooked because they are not in the pockets of the lobbyists & corporations. Chris Dodd is going to take a stand against this. Please check out his website. This man is intellectual, comes out with straight answers when asked a question and has integrity. IF WE ARE NO HAPPY WITH STATUS QUO WHY DO WE WANT HILLARY & OBAMA AND SOMEONE WHO PREACHES ABOUT 2 THE AMERICAS BUT GETS 400 HAIRCUTS. WHY DONT THEY GIVE THEIR MILLIONS TO HELP OUT POOR AMERICANS. WHY DON'T THEY GIVE UP THEIR HEALTH COVERAGE UNTIL ALL AMERCIANS HAVE HEALTH COVERAGE. TAKE A SERIOUS LOOK AT CHRISS DODD - HE IS THE MAN TO LEAD THIS COUNTRY

This latest act of cowardice shows that any American who contributes to the Democratic Party is just as bad as one who contributes to the Republicans. Fascism is on the march.

If our President will not respect our freedom;
and our government won't protect our rights and freedoms;
and if corporations will assume that whatever they do is OK;
and our security and intelligence services fail us
and if the people will not take to the streets,
who the f**k will look after America?

God? ..............................................Ha ha ha

F**king dolts

DEATH TO THE DEMOCRATE PARTY!!