How About That

Buried in the news is that the Obama administration has asked Congress to renew three provisions of the Patriot Act that expire at the end of this year.

Recall that Democrats attacked the Patriot Act as a violation of our civil liberties, while the Bush administration argued they were necessary to protect us from terrorist attacks while preserving our freedom.

So despite all the bombast directed at President Bush, now it is Barack Obama who agrees with the policy.

This is just part of a long litany of Bush terrorism policies Democrats opposed that Obama now favors. The responsibility to protect Americans no doubt now weighs on Obama. Too bad Democrats couldn't have exercised real leadership rather than engage in baseless partisanship when the country needed it.