Watershed?

I know a little history and realize that the federal government has, more than once, attempted to subvert US citizens' rights.  What's going on now with the Obama administration is nothing new.  What is new is that Americans don't seem to care that their government is spying on them, is using its power against political opponents, is blatantly lying, etc.  There is no outrage from Americans.  And, I think, the Obama folks know it.  So, we get "phony scandals."

They are hardly "phony scandals."  If they are and it's all right for the government to act so, then perhaps Watergate was a "phony scandal."  After all, CREEP was merely aimed at the Democrat National Party, not all US citizens.  I know, I know....  But I'm not absolving Nixon.  He deserved even more than what he got. I guess we must realize in the early '70s we didn't have American Idol, the ramped-up NCAA, NBA, and NFL, etc. as the really important things in American life.

There was a great "phony" caption below a photo of Obama and H. Clinton at lunch.  She says, "Why didn't we think of 'phony scandal?'"

I once heard a pretty sharp cookie say, "If you accept it, you condone it."  So, Americans are now accepting and condoning such behavior from our federal government.  Count me among those who have protested to my elected officials.  Of course, with only a handful of us protesting, we are easily ignored.

There was a good column in the newspaper this AM about the sneakiness of Gov. Snyder.  Yep, he's like the rest.  He has to resort to deception and dishonesty to get his programs enacted.  And think of how the Republicans hooted and howled at the Democrats for doing the same thing with ObamaCare, etc.  Now, with the shoe on the other foot, the Republicans find nothing wrong with doing what they want with deception and dishonesty.  And, I thought principles and honesty never took vacations.  Silly me......