[pollyshy]

Mr. Bush's eloquence is in his plainspokenness, in the fact that each word is a simple coin with a definite worth.

It would seem that Parsing the President's Words has, blessedly, become a thing of the past.

Thanks for posting this, Pokey. BTTT

[philman_36]

It would seem that Parsing the President's Words has, blessedly, become a thing of the past.
Parsing the President's Words is still viable.
Not writing about it presently may preserve ones future freedom.

Patriot Act...Section 802: Definition of Domestic Terrorism – Creates a definition for "domestic terrorism" for the limited purpose of providing investigative authorities (i. e., court orders, warrants, etc.) for acts of terrorism within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States. Such offenses are those that are "( 1) dangerous to human life and violate the criminal laws of the United States or any state; and (2) appear to be intended (or have the effect) – to intimidate a civilian population; influence government policy by intimidation or coercion; or affect government conduct by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping (or a threat of)."

Please forgive my pessimism. My "dissenting view" could, not that it would, possibly endanger my current freedom from incarceration. I'd rather not chance it and I'll keep my parsing to myself.