Sounds as if the author only saw an opening to mock and ridicule, when he should have recognized an attempt to point out that once these weapons programs are unleashed upon the continental US, they will not always be under the control of an administration of which he approves.
But, of course Republicans have had the same problem, having initiated and cheered the very DHS that has by all appearances now taken an alarming turn to the left, regarding many conservative constituencies as potential terrorists.
Say what you want about Rand Paul, but at least he took an unmistakable, highly visible stand against this. It’s clearly wrong to anyone with one iota of regard for the American people and our founding principles.
BTW I personally think we’re overusing the drones overseas. Drones have their place but it becomes easy to use them when it isn’t justified.
I could accept killing Bin Laden and his family with a drone but when you kill a guy in a car .... and everyone in traffic around him, it starts creating a moral itch for me.