Just because we were against it when Bush did it, does NOT mean we are hypocrites now

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85. The president, regardless of party, has to be careful...

When it comes to eliminating programs.

I don't like the spying either, but in the world of politics; if you eliminate a program and even one bad thing happens as a result of eliminating that program: say goodbye to your political career.

It is in no way shape or form hypocritical to be critical of the president for not eliminating a program that he opposed in the first place.

Picture another attack on any government building after the president didn't sign the law reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. The talking points go like this:

This disaster could have been prevented if he had signed that law.

The point is that it is reasonable to be critical of the president that first signed the restrictions into law; and not be critical of the president who didn't eliminate the program.

Perfectly reasonable; not hypocritical at all. It isn't a good system, but until every American smartens up; it's the system we've got.