Bush Still Pushing Renewal of Patriot Act While Congress Comes Correct

Bush is continuing his downward spiral in to lame duckitude by clearly dissenting with the will of the people and even his fellow Republicans on renewal of the Patriot Act. While Bush is insisting on preserving the powers granted to law enforcement by the Patriot Act, GOP controlled Congress surprisingly voted to limit those powers. As a testament to Bush's unreasonable stance on preserving the Patriot Act, "a handful of conservative Republicans, worried about government intrusion, joined with Democrats who are concerned about personal privacy" and voted "238 to 187 [in a] rebuke to the White House."