It's not necessarily a question of political orientation. Surveillance in the form of the the NSA's embarrassinly Orwellian data mining is simply ineffectual, and primarily continued because of it's lucrative benefit (to the tune of trillions) to greedy defence contractors. But where were the 3 letter agencies (NSA, CIA, FBI) on 911, Boston or even the Oklahoma disaster? The answer is they were engaged in silly, internecine, turf battles. The truth is both parties are corrupt & ONLY interested in placatory actions toward corporate lobbyists who buy their reelection. Obama is among the worst--but the Bush regime's Iraq debaccle takes the prize for its use of agitprop, fear-mongering & completely fabricated, false links to 911. These were used as a casus belli to simply attack a country for its oil-rich, geostrategic location. This hegemonic action alone is responsible, in large measure, for the increase of jihadic radicalization. As for Jeb Bush, he's just another atavistic cretin in a corrupt human genome. I'd personally like to see Trump elected, stare congress in the eyes, and say: "You're fired."