Leading R's join with liberals and the ACLU re Patriot Act

i've been doing a lot of blog-surfing lately, probably too much... i'm astounded and not a little depressed by the number of right-wing, kool-aid drinking types there are out there, eagerly lapping up every drugged drop from the administration and its greek chorus of media hyenas... just a rough guess but it looks to me like about 3-to-1 far right vs. liberal blogs... one theme that echoes through most if not all of them is a deep hatred of the aclu along with a call to shut them down... with that backdrop, i was more than a little surprised to see this...

A closed-door vote by the Senate Intelligence Committee last week to expand law enforcement powers under the USA Patriot Act is prompting sharp criticism from some conservative leaders who are otherwise among the most vocal allies of President Bush and the Republican leadership in Congress.

The conservative leaders — who have formed a coalition with critics on the left, including the American Civil Liberties Union — vowed to press their concerns in coming days with public statements, rallies and radio advertisements in key congressional districts.

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