First of all, Bush was out of office 3 years by the time we actually pulled out of Iraq.

The point is the US should have never been in Iraq in the first place.

... they "might get kidnapped."

My response would have been "stop watching Fox News."

,,,, breathe .... HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Glutton for punishment? Didn't the stomping in the 2010 Senate race teach her anything?

Obviously not. Which merely makes the point about trolls even stronger.

Internet access outside of the major metropolitan areas sucks today. Will the ISPs threats make it worse? Maybe.

But since US internet access is far, far worse than the rest of the world, it matters not in the long run.

I'm sorry, but no Connecticut (US) municipal department can sign an agreement like that without being in violation of the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act. Any contract, documentation, or proposal involving a municipality is a public document.

Too bad, so sad.

... while standing at the door of the hen house.

Walmart made $13bln US in profits last year ... half of which accrues to the Walton "family."

'The anticompetitive conduct of Visa and the banks forced Wal-Mart to raise retail prices paid by its customers ...

Anti-competitive? Hypocrites.

I've read the marketing fluff .... what's the real reason Zuck parted with $2bln? There has to be profit in there somewhere.

Follow the gold, and show me the money.

He [Michael Hayden] is currently a principal at the Chertoff Group, a security consultancy co-founded by former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. Hayden also serves as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at George Mason University School of Public Policy and was elected to the Board of Directors of Motorola Solutions effective January 4, 2011.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hayden_(general)

Since the law has been passed almost the entire implementation has been up to the administration.

I think you meant:
Since the law has been passed almost the entire implementation has been up to the bureaucrats.

FTFY.

He can't speak on this matter most likely due to having been issued an National Security Letter

"... when the Congresscritters made this legal via the Patriot act."

Vote them out AND remove their lifetime, taxpayer-funded, free health care.

See how fast the health care system gets fixed.

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Required a wooden stake.