My friend John Seery posted a blistering critique of an LA Times editorial on President Bush's effort to defend telephone companies who spy on Americans for the government.
Here is John's post, and I include the comment I made in response to it below:
Hi John:This is one of those posts from you that leaves those of us who share your concerns with very little to add.
To me, the Times, like so many other individuals and groups, has lost the broader issue in the back and forth of the political bickering in Washington. Like campaign junkies who follow the campaign--the "race" for the White House--for the sport of it, many of our political commentators have become so caught up in process that they have lost an authentic sense of purpose.
One final thought, this is not a liberal or conservative issue. Our national commitment to the principles of the Fourth Amendment transcends party and ideological lines, which is what makes our current Congress's passivity particularly astonishing (and disheartening).
