I have to assume that the telcoms have been secretly monitoring members of congress and the Bush administration's communications and are blackmailing them. There is just no other adequate explanation for this immunity nonsense to keep coming back over and over again.You amaze me, Digby. The telcos are" knee-deep in spying"? Say it ain't so.Here 's Jane Hamsher:
According to the ACLU, there is rumor of a backroom deal being brokered by Jay Rockefeller on FISA that will include retroactive immunity. I've heard from several sources that Steny Hoyer is doing the dirty work on the House side....
They really, really want this to go through. In fact, their insistence is becoming so desperate that there is simply no more reason to doubt they are hiding something..... These corporations must be knee deep in spying on Americans and their corrupt congressional puppets must know it.
The bit about "blackmail" is also rather touching. Does Rupert Murdoch "blackmail" Bill O'Reilly into behaving the way he does? No, Digby, Murdoch is O'Reilly's employer. Now apply that paradigm to Congress and see how well it works!
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I've been to Digby three times now on the way to Halifax. Famous for its scallops and a nice little town. What an insult to the residents there. The comments page, a schizo word salad of paranoia, reminds me of the people I would try to avoid while riding the bus in Providence. They don't realize the Minitrue is looking out for us proles.
Posted by David D | May 4, 2008 10:23 AM
Posted on May 4, 2008 10:23