1984 has arrived by Dr. T

If George Orwell were alive he'd say "I told you so." With the breaking news that our phone calls and internet activity are being gathered it seems "Big Brother" has arrived. I understand that desperate times call for desperate measures but there is much confusion swirling around this latest power grab by an adminstration that clearly believes in "give an inch...take a yard."

Since the annihilation of Bin Laden the President has taken every possible opportunity to congratulate himself and to convince us that the "War on Terror" is over. The Fort Hood shooting by Major Hasan was, after all, work place violence. I guess no one in the administration heard him utter "Allahu Akhbar" before killing 13 and wounding 30. While Hasan contunues to get his military salary the injured are having difficulty receieving military benefits to aid them in their recovery.

The fact is, every thinking American including the adminstration knows that the the war on terror is far from over. My beef is that if surveillance is necessary I want to be assured that the Mosques and cells within our country are being monitored with the same vigilance. In the wake of the IRS targeting of conservative groups it is not such a leap to wonder if this latest invasion of privacy isn't just another avenue to increase the President's "enemies list."