Help, help, I'm being repressed

So right now, I'm living with a bunch of fellow college students, and you know what the Big Topic of Conversation has been around here for the past couple of days? Some new feature on facebook. It's kind of cool, actually. It streamlines the stalking process. Two hours worth of stalking can now be done in less than five minutes. That's progress, baby.
But anyway, within five minutes of the change, protest groups were formed, angry emails written, bashing facebook for violating their privacy.

Meanwhile, Bush is calling for more wiretap authority. While it's admirable that he's actually asking permission this time, instead of you know, lying to congress about it, this is still bullshit.

"The nature of communications has changed quite dramatically," Bush warned in an address here. "The terrorists who want to harm America can now buy disposable cellphones and open anonymous e-mail messages."

Or, they can rely on couriers. Like they've been doing.

Bah, I don't get some people. Bush is wiretapping their ass, and they don't raise an eyebrow. But when facebook.com, which, might I point out, is completely voluntary, has a redesign, they act like they're in a secret illegal prison.

President Bush: not to be misunderestimated

No no, I haven't turned into a Republican over the--what has it been?--six months I've been AWOL. I haven't been making near enough money for voting Republican to be in my best interest. I don't even own stock.
So Bush is going "public" with the news of the CIA-operated secret prisons. You know, nine months after it was announced in the WaPo, and two or so weeks after the SCOTUS ruled that these prisons are probably illegal.
See, yeah, I like talking shit about the Bush administration as much as anybody. That's why I'm here, pendejo. But Bush isn't stupid, at least not when it comes to handling public image. At least not when it comes to getting away with shit. Look at this. This is brilliant. Bush is taking the CIA's secret prisons, something shameful, something that he should fucking /apologise/ for, and using it as political ammunition. Now he's calling for publically putting some of the suspected planners of 9/11 on trial. You know, something that everybody has been saying for *years*.