Comment Re:Checks and Balances (Score 1) 747
As opposed to the Democratic party, which at every point has been totally informed and/or voted for the war, wiretapping, etc. Now their current position is to complain without offering any viable alternatives.
Maybe the Republicans should follow the Democrat's history and start speaking out against the war. After all, Kennedy started the war in Vietnam and that didn't stop the Democratic party from speaking out against it.
Computer professionals should be aware, that before any substantial project starts, most projections tend to be very optimistic. To change your mind about something, as the Democrats have done, just because it isn't turning out as well as those optimistic projections, is an act of cowardice, not an act of courage.
Of course it's precisely because both parties have been in favor of it that nothing is being "done about any of it." 58% of Senate Democrats voted for us going to war, and most of the rest acted like they were in favor of it, in the early days when it was going well. Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, both Democrats and Republicans, have been aware of the wiretapping for years.
Maybe the Republicans should follow the Democrat's history and start speaking out against the war. After all, Kennedy started the war in Vietnam and that didn't stop the Democratic party from speaking out against it.
Computer professionals should be aware, that before any substantial project starts, most projections tend to be very optimistic. To change your mind about something, as the Democrats have done, just because it isn't turning out as well as those optimistic projections, is an act of cowardice, not an act of courage.
Of course it's precisely because both parties have been in favor of it that nothing is being "done about any of it." 58% of Senate Democrats voted for us going to war, and most of the rest acted like they were in favor of it, in the early days when it was going well. Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, both Democrats and Republicans, have been aware of the wiretapping for years.
