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It's amusing that even though the British are the ones that actually foiled the plot to blow up aircraft, that our president is attempting to give the credit to his wiretapping program. To the best of my recollection while there might have been some assistance from the US and Pakistan, the USA was not the one that broke this scheme, or nailed the perps. Furthermore to say that their arrest is a direct result of the administrations illegal wiretapping program is...yes you guessed it...BULLSHIT.

While the president is borrowing a theme from Iran by dealing with the setback in parts with threats and arrogance, what the judge had to say was adamantly clear:

“There are no hereditary kings in America and no powers not created by the Constitution,” she wrote, rejecting what she called the administration’s assertion that the president “has been granted the inherent power to violate not only the laws of the Congress but the First and Fourth Amendments of the Constitution itself.”

Abuse of power has been a hallmark of this presidency, and it has cost America in prestige, influence, power and security. The world is NOT a safer place today than it was after 9/11. America is at the losing end of a short fuse, even sadder because even if we weren't the one to light it - we're the one left holding the bomb.