Guess What President They're Talking About...

Here-

"President [____] exercised the powers of the imperial presidency to the utmost in the area in which those powers are already at their height — in our dealings with foreign nations. Unfortunately, the record of the administration has not been a happy one, in light of its costs to the Constitution and the American legal system. On a series of different international relations matters, such as war, international institutions, and treaties, President [____] has accelerated the disturbing trends in foreign policy that undermine notions of democratic accountability and respect for the rule of law."

And here-

"Seven judges on a secret court have authorized all but one of over 7,500 requests to spy in the name of National Security. They meet in secret, with no published orders, opinions, or public record. Those spied on May never know of the intrusion. Now, [_____] has expanded the powers to include not only electronic, but physical searches.

The aftershock of [____] sent Congress scurrying to trade off civil liberties for an illusion of public safety."

They were talking about President... Clinton.

The first quote is from John Yoo, architect of Bush's military torture policy.

The second quote is from a Free Republic post dated 11/30/2000. And that was when President Clinton was actually using the FISA courts! What a difference a fear-induced irrational state few years makes.

Guess Greenwald was right after all.

As Freeper Jim Robinson said in that 2000 post- "This does not bode well for continued freedom."