Mike Luckovich for June 11, 2013

Since September, 2001, many more Americans have died from guns and drunk drivers than from terrorists.

“Too bad with all that surveillance and information from Russia the cowardly Boston bombers could get away with murder under O. That was his 9/11 (and benghAZI too, that was actually on 9/11).”One could argue that Boston was Obama’s 9/11, especially if warning signs were ignored by intelligence agencies and the administration. Benghazi, however, is more analogous to the following terrorist attacks:U.S. Consulate in India, January 2002U.S. Consulate in Pakistan, June 2002U.S. Consulate in Indonesia, October 2002U.S. Consulate in Pakistan, February 2003U.S. Compound in Saudi Arabia, May 2003U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan, July 2004U.S. Consulate in Saudi Arabia, December 2004,U.S. Consulate in Pakistan, March 2006U.S. Compound in Syria, September. 12, 2006U.S. Embassy in Greece, January 2007,U.S. Embassy in Yemen, March 2008U.S. Consulate in Turkey, July 2008U.S. Embassy in Yemen, September 17, 2008

Everybody seems to be all shocked and surprised about all this surveillance whistleblowing, but this has all been going on legally since the Patriot Act. As I recall, that was all made public at the time, and nobody seemed to make nearly as much fuss about it. Every time I had to start a contract with T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, or Cellular One, I had to sign a paper acknowledging what the government could do with the information from cellular communications records.My biggest criticism of this administration is that Obama didn’t publicly wipe his ass with the Patriot Act during his inaugural address. Perhaps the next President will…

Boring? Hardly. Perhaps to you, but not to those of us interested in real facts and not just Ms. Ima’s repetitive and meaningless anti-Obama garbage.If Boston is Obama’s 9/11, then we’re lucky to have him. Three dead vs. 3,000 dead?I’ll take Obama, thanks.

“Odious…your hatespeak is offensive an’ tiresome (not to mention inaccurate, predictable an’ redundant).”.You sound as though you are describing yourself.

“He was too busy wiping his ass with the US Constitution.”.Just as you said, “Your hatespeak is offensive an’ tiresome (not to mention inaccurate, predictable an’ redundant).”.And let’s toss in “vulgar” as well. You rate it.

Re; the Boston bombers, thousands, actually some millions of people are in the system, and until they DO something, or overtly reveal plans they’re capable of committing, they’ve committed no crime.

What seems to be missed with all the “security” systems in place, partly incorporating private citizens cell phone photos, etc., these guys were both rather quickly captured. Not like the 7 1/2 years to get bin Laden.

There’s plenty of blame to go around. Blame gets us virtually nowhere.

It’s hard to get the government to give up power once it’s taken. It will be harder and harder to repeal the PATRIOT act over time, because anyone who does will be called a, let’s see, what were the terms before?

“Surrender Monkey” “Neville Chamberlain”“Coward”“Unrealistic”“Al-Qaeda lover”“Closet Muslim”

I’m sure there are a few that I forgot. Just like trying to change “mandatory minimum sentences” will get you branded a lover of criminals.

The PATRIOT act was written specifically to grab power when the population was too traumatized to pay attention to what was being done to them. Who knows how long it stayed in a safe place before the time was right to spring it on us? But it’s done now, and will take a great deal of courage and cooperation to change it. Do we have the guts to look at reality, or will we devolve into name-calling and—once again—forget what our real point was?

If the posters here are a true representative of our general population, I predict the latter. Regardless of who is in the White House, and regardless if Congress ever decides to do the business of the public, which it most certainly is not at this time.

Sad.

Either no one wants to attack us, or, more likely all that surveillance has stopped any attacks. Surveillance isn’t new nor is it news. People are acting like the government hasn’t ever done this before Obama. It was the patriot act. using shock doctrine tecniques , (get them to give up their rights while they are in shock) I suspect this kind of thing, to a lesser extent has been going on since before the cold war.

Jase had some very good points. So making fun of what he said is either you don’t like what he said, or you can’t refute what he said.

I don’t agree with anything you said EXCEPT, the fact that Obama renewed the patriot act was his biggest mistake ever. Generally every thing you have to say is misinformed hate-speak. tiresome, redundant, and predictable.

It’s obvious that you read things you disagree with, such as Wabbit’s posting.So…Why comment on Wabbit’s doing it when you do the same thing?

Nice!

I believe only a few people dies in Benghazi, and in Boston. Each attack and loss of life is a tragedy, but, imagine if when the act was up for renewal it was spoken against, it would be easy to see who was in favour of keeping it or not.Without this story, nobody would be objecting to this that was cried down as Pinko Liberal.

But hindsight is wonderful, if only it could be applied to showwho voted to keep it, and who if anybody voted against it.

The quote from Ben Franklin has never been more true.

@ypoons7666

You’re welcome, poon. Yes, it is fun being the “Vulgarity Cop” since you conservs are like the guys who drive 85 in a 35 mph zone, and are therefore easy targets.As far as kiyotaka-cho using the “N word,” he was either being ironic or just attempting to speak in a vernacular that the Tea-Baggers would understand.Just as we Libs will drop the “g” off of words like “accomplishin’” so that the Sarah Palin-ites will understand what we are saying.

Funniest cartoon this morning. Thanks.

I really LOVE this Peanuts reference in your comic!!