[alpowolf]

It is indeed amazing to hear both liberals and conservatives insisting that the only way to be safe is to give the gubmint more money and more power, given the track record.

Hey, all you big gubmint and JBT fans: where are you? Don't you wanna stick up for Big Brother? Tell us how more no-knock warrantless raids on innocent people and confiscating plastic knives will win the war.

[Aurelius]

JBT = jack-booted thug?

That expression is commonly attributed to Wayne LaPierre, however, it was used earlier by Representative John Dingle (D) Michigan in a comment he made on the ATF raid at Waco. Gordon Liddy quibbles that the ATF personnel should not have been called "jack-booted thugs" but rather "combat-booted thugs", as jack-boots refer to the knee-high boots, which, along with riding pants, were part of the uniform of the German military officer in the World War II era. Can anyone confirm the report that appeared on this site recently that ex-Governor Ridge is considering similar apparel, in black, for the uniformed officers of his Home Security force?