When it comes to civil liberties, apparently Democrats are just as bad as Republicans.

[MadHound]

"President Barack Obama has signed into law a five-year extension of the U.S. government's authority to monitor the overseas activity of suspected foreign spies and terrorists.

The warrantless intercept program would have expired at the end of 2012 without the president's approval. The renewal bill won final passage in the Senate on Friday.

Known as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the law allows the government to monitor overseas phone calls and emails without obtaining a court order for each intercept."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/30/obama-fisa-warrantless-wiretapping_n_2385690.html

I remember back when Bush started pulling this crap, and we were justifiably outraged. Now, with Obama pulling the same shit, hardly a peep, or worse, defense of the indefensible. Sad, truly sad.