We Op-Ed Election '08 LiveBlogs – Vice Presidential Debate

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Comment by Unionlady on October 2, 2008 at 11:37pm: I agree that a McCain/Palin administration would continue the abuses. That scares me a lot. That would be the cost of our freedom.

Comment by Gray Kane on October 2, 2008 at 11:36pm: Goodnight, Unionlady! Great comments!!!!

Comment by Unionlady on October 2, 2008 at 11:35pm: Thanks for the great political conversation. Good night, Rod and Gray.

Comment by Gray Kane on October 2, 2008 at 11:35pm: I don't think that point will come so long as those abuses of powers don't continue to grow. I'm fairly certain that a McCain/Palin ticket will continue to abuse civil liberties in the name of national security. An Obama/Biden ticket wouldn't.

Comment by Unionlady on October 2, 2008 at 11:34pm: Good night Rod

Comment by Unionlady on October 2, 2008 at 11:34pm: At what point will the American people stand up and say enough is enough? The Bush administration has taken advantage of the fear that another 911 could happen to get many of the parts of the Patriot Act renewed as individual issues, so they keep that fear alive.

Comment by Gray Kane on October 2, 2008 at 11:34pm: Good night, Rod!

Comment by Gray Kane on October 2, 2008 at 11:33pm: CNN is showing the approval meter on what people thought about what the candidates said. Women overwhelmingly supported Biden about the war, but Palin with energy policies.

Comment by Unionlady on October 2, 2008 at 11:29pm: I looked at that book Rod! It is scary. Because you know at some point there will be some misuse of this technology. It is starting for me with this new badge. Because they say that I am federal property they can force this badge on me whether I like it or not. This is just creating more fear from our government if you ask me.

Comment by Gray Kane on October 2, 2008 at 11:29pm: I miss Tim Russert, too. Do I think there will come a day when a candidate can rally support for shrinking or eliminating Homeland Security? I think that the only way this would happen is if another administration focused on raising its powers, and the Libertarian party gained even more support. If Obama doesn't increase its powers and in fact to a certain extent shrinks it--even without going to war with it--then the American people won't think about it en masse. In other words, that day will come only if things get worse, and I don't believe that an Obama administration would worsen things in that way.

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