Flying Spaghetti Monster's birthday

* chigtrib: "But the theory boils down to a consistent and self-serving formula: What's good for George W. Bush is good for America, and anything that weakens his power weakens the nation. To call this an imperial presidency is unfair to emperors." (link)

* "Top-ranking senators from both parties are preparing questions for administration officials at upcoming hearings on the controversy. Some questions aim to pin down the administration on the issue of wholesale versus individual surveillance, according to congressional staffers.
"Based on how much their story keeps changing, I think there's more to the story," said Susan McCue, chief of staff to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). "A lot of people on Capitol Hill think that."" (link)

* "George Bush has stolen not just the very principles on which this country was built, but the faith of billions of people around the world that the United States Constitution means anything. Impeachment isn't enough to pay for that crime." (link)

* i wonder how many families 'discussed' george bush over xmas lunch.

* when is the Flying Spaghetti Monster's birthday? is it coincident with a pagan holiday?

* glenn: "We have arrived at the point in this scandal where we will see whether Americans will allow the Bush Administration to get away with this lawless annexation of this immense eavesdropping power, and to wield it with no oversight against American citizens. If so, it really means nothing less than the willingness on the part of Americans, in the name of fear of terrorism, to cede any vestiges of privacy to the Federal Government." (link)