Cheney's megalomania surfaces (again)

you knew it was time for dr. evil to bestir himself in order to make a passionate defense of the executive branch doing what it goddam well pleases without being accountable to anyone, insisting that it's the right thing to do, bristling at even a hint that it might be inappropriate or illegal, and angry that somebody found out about it...

Vice President Dick Cheney said a secret program allowing U.S. officials to examine thousands of private banking records around the world was a legal and "absolutely essential" weapon in the war on terror, the New York Times reported on Saturday.

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Cheney said the Bush administration knew it would likely be criticized for the program -- as it was for the warrant-less eavesdropping of phone calls -- but said it was necessary.

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"They're carried out in a manner that is fully consistent with the constitutional authority of the president of the United States. They are absolutely essential in terms of protecting us against attacks."

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"What I find most disturbing about these stories is the fact that some of the news media take it upon themselves to disclose vital national security programs, thereby making it more difficult for us to prevent future attacks against the American people," he said. "That offends me."

thank god for the small segment of the news media who still take it as their responsibility to keep the citizens of our formerly free republic informed about what our government is up to...

put your hands together for uncle "big-time" d, the man who's making sure we all stay safe...

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