I HESITATED BEFORE POSTING THIS

Because I'm emotionally attached to the Democratic Party, I didn't want to post about this dead-on critique of Pres. Obama.   That's a real failing on my part.

Obama: A disaster for civil liberties
September 29, 2011|By Jonathan Turley
LA Times

While many are reluctant to admit it, Obama has proved a disaster not just for specific civil liberties but the civil liberties cause in the United States.

President Obama not only retained the controversial Bush policies, he expanded on them.