Ted Rall for July 23, 2009
Transcript:
Why did we rush to pass Obama's stimulus? (Man: Pump cash into the economy or we'll all die!) (Barack Obama: Death is bad!) After all that fear-mongering congress won't start spending the money until next year. (Man 2: First we go to summer recess. Then the fall TV season begins. Next comes holiday shopping. Who has time?) But when it comes to violating our rights. The government doesn't waste a second. (Man 3: Torture is legal now!) (Man 4: Not so fast- it'll take 2+ years to appropriate the waterboards and electric nipple clamps.) Maybe if we blend the stimulus with the USA-Patriotic Act... (Man 5: We need $10 billion more to hire spies to read Americans' email.)