If this has been diaried let me know and I'll delete...

An email from democrats.com (posted in full below) describes the sneaky and underhanded tactics of people like Steny Hoyer are using to try and give the Telcos retroactive immunity for invading the privacy of ordinary customers.

Even Steny Hoyer voted against immunity. But Hoyer kept conspiring with Bush to sneak immunity through Congress when no one was watching. And on Friday, Hoyer quietly announced a new bill to provide retroactive immunity for past warrantless wiretapping and allow new wiretapping for six more years.

Flip out and read the whole email below...

The losers Erick over at Red State must be wetting the bed lately because, well... just take the jump for a look at their latest email blast...

I'm reading it but I just can't fucking believe it...

Before you all go and offer up a collective groan - 'Oh no! Not another Ubuntu diarist!" I'm not going to make a habit of it...:) And I'm not about to steal any of fareast's thunder...

In fact I'm not qualified to talk on the subject given that I'm only half way to installing Ubuntu (ok... more than halfway). But if the news on the flip doesn't inspire to at least check out this operating system, and consider walking away from Windows...I don't know what will.

Ok, so this is my first stab at this so please, be gentle :)

So here I am lurking as usual and posting my usual snarky comments, when I get a new message in my inbox from:

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With my interest piqued, I took a little look at what my Government was doing 'Not in my name' (I've never voted Liberal (GOP equal) in my life)...