If there ever was bipartisan common ground, you'd think it would exist safe from government data mining. In theory, it would seem that limited-government conservatives would oppose "Big Brother" just as much as liberal, civil libertarians. They probably do, but you wouldn't know it the way privacy-invading legislation is routinely passed with little debate on Capitol Hill.
Huffington Post contributor, Ellis Weiner, recently issued forth a partisan-fueled diatribe called "Tea Party Animals", in which he bashes George W. Bush and Tea Party intellect. While there are some kernels of thought-provoking analysis, the rant serves as yet another example of rage-filled, inconsistent partisan rhetoric that further polarizes an already deeply polarized nation.
Borrowing a page from Mitt Romney, former Bush strategist and current Fox News analyst, Karl Rove, is claiming that history will look favorably upon President George W.