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Ashcroft Defends Tough Policies (washingtonpost.com): "Outgoing Attorney General John D. Ashcroft forcefully defended some of his most controversial policies and statements yesterday, arguing that aggressive law enforcement and intelligence gathering were 'expansions of freedom' that helped prevent terrorist attacks on the United States."

Of course. Cuz freedom is slavery, poverty is prosperity, and war is peace.

For fairness' sake, I looked for a transcript of the original comment to see if the notoriously leftist WaPo was misquoting. Couldn't find it, but I did find a propaganda website run by the DOJ, www.lifeandliberty.gov. Oh, and why not check out the White House Office of Faith-based Initiatives while you're at it?

Wondering why I'm not live-blogging the SOTU? I have a migraine, and don't want to vomit. I will read the transcript tomorrow, which is slightly less nauseating.