People blaming Obama for this are clueless. I loathe Obama and all democrats, but they had very little to do with this. In fact Harry Reid and Bawney Fwank were sponsoring legalization of online poker bills late last session that got killed. The law that led to this indictment is known as the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. It was piggybacked onto a national security bill at the last minute in October 2006 by Bill Frist, and then signed by W. The DOJ has been building their case against online poker operators ever since. The hypocrisy and blind love for anything done in the Bush years is annoying.
Land of the free? LOL. It’s pretty hypocritical for conservatives to be against “economic collectivism” but be more than willing to prohibit private citizens from doing what they want with their money because “it’s bad for the family, yada yada yada, bs.” I’d say this is more like “social collectivism.” What do you care what I do with my money?
I blame Obama. His justice department has selectively pursued certain law breakers based on his own political agenda.
I guarantee that he’s clearing out the playing field so that he can have his own cronies and donors next in line when crooked Harry Reid and Barney Frank pass legislation allowing online poker.
It is “the Chicago way” of doing things.
Now, if Bush is responsible for everything done in Abu Ghraib or Guanantimo, how does Obama get a pass when his Department of Justice takes this action? His excuse is “I just don't think Obama was aware of this specific move, among many others, that the executive branch takes.”
In fairness I did point out that the Republican Congress passed the legislation that allowed the Feds to do this. But I don't see how one can exclude the President from ridicule here. Frankly, politicians of all stripes are way to anxious to tell us what to do, IMHO.