Where's your tough on crime now?

President Bush. He says he's tough on crime. He executed over 100 criminals when he was the governor of Texas. He calls himself a defender of America.

We're lucky to have such a brave man in office at a time like this.

NOT

Former Cheney aid Scooter Libby leaked top-secret information about the CIA agent Valerie Plame. This was a threat to national security. It is dangerous to have someone in the executive branch leaking information.

Bush is a coward. Instead of letting justice be served, Bush commuted Libby's sentence and let him avoid jail.

Apparently you can get away with threatening national security when you're friends with the president.

"There are all kinds of courage. It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends," Albus Dumbledor.

Is there justice when someone can get away with leaking national security?

Oh for the days when scandals consisted of oral sex.

Bong Hits For Who?

We have just witnessed a gross violation of First Amendment rights. Who was the culprit this time? The Supreme Court.

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled against Joseph Frederik, an Alaskan high school student, who held up a sign reading "Bong Hits For Jesus." He was suspended from his school for 10 days.

However, Frederik was off school grounds when he held up the sign. The school had no authority to punish him there.

In a complete coincidence, the four religious conservatives on the court (Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, and Alito) voted against free speech in this situation. (Maybe they would have ruled in favor of "Bong Hits for Allah.")

So much for President Bush's preference for Justices who "don't legislate from the bench."

By the Supreme Court's ruling, a high school student could be suspended from school for holding up a sign 500 miles from his school.

The American people shouldn't stand for this. We need to fight back and protest. If the Supreme Court isn't going to protect our Constitution, we need to.