Looney Liberal of the Week: Patrick Leahy

This week's award goes to Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), for his stupid remarks concerning the USA TODAY story reported on Thursday, May 11th, about an NSA secret database containing the phone records of millions of Americans. If you have a strong stomach, you might want to watch the video HERE.

At a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting, Leahy starts out by saying, "The press is doing our work for us and we should be ashamed." So what exactly does that mean? Is the 'work of the Senate' to expose classified information about TOP-SECRET anti-terrorism programs to the public? I hope the good people of Vermont are paying close attention, because I don't think that's why they sent him to Washington, D.C.

Then, holding up a copy of USA TODAY he says, "Look at this headline..." and then he reads the headline. Are you kidding me? And we pay this guy's salary? I wonder if he read the rest of the story or if he just stopped at the headline?

"Well shame on us, for being so far behind... and being so willing to rubber stamp anything this administration does." Oh REALLY? The Democrats are "rubber-stamping" everything the administration does? Sure could have fooled me! "Shame on us" for what? For not knowing about a TOP-SECRET, classified intelligence program? DUH! Well that's why it's TOP-SECRET! So people DON'T know about it.

"We ought to fold our tents and steal away." Could you, REALLY? PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!

Leahy went on, "We have to pick up the paper to find out what is going on." Well, of course! It's only newspapers like USA TODAY and The New York Times that are willing to expose TOP-SECRET, classified intelligence programs to the general public, thereby risking the safety of millions of Americans. These papers have more access to leaks than a bus full of plumbers.

"This secret collection of phone calls records tens of millions of Americans..." Well, I guess it's not SECRET anymore! And by the way, it doesn't "record" anything more than what's already on a typical phone bill. If people are so worried someone might look at their phone bill, then they should be more careful about who they call.

"Now, are you telling me that tens of millions of Americans are involved with al-Qaeda? If that's the case, we've really failed in any kind of a war on terror." Give me a break! OK, I guess even Senators are allowed to ask rhetorical questions, but this one was really dumb. And then to suggest that this proves we have failed in the war on terror just takes the cake. I think it says just the opposite... that is, that we are DOING something about the war on terror. We are being pro-active not reactive. We are looking for clues. We are trying to "connect the dots."

Of course, if a terrorist attack were to happen here in the U.S. tomorrow, you can be sure that guys like Leahy would be the first ones out there bad-mouthing the administration because we "weren't doing enough"! Idiot. You can't have it both ways. You either opt for protection or you opt for vulnerablility. Apparently Leahy and lots of other Democrats want the U.S. to be vulnerable.

Considering that a Post-ABC poll found that 66% of those surveyed said they would not be bothered if NSA collected records of personal calls they had made, Leahy's remarks sound even more stupid.

Let's face it, Americans don't want a nuclear device going off in their country, and they are willing to risk a minimally invasive federal program to make sure it doesn't happen.