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The Brookings Institution is getting nervous for Democrats:

"I get nervous when I see the Democrats playing this [civil liberties] issue out too far. They had better be careful about the politics of it," said Mr. O'Hanlon, who says the Patriot Act is "good legislation."

Here's the thing: the Patriot Act can and must be made better, but not by pussies like O'Hanlon. He'd give up his liberties in return for "assurances" from Bush that Bush would protect him.

I'll be blunt: if Democrats think they can win by becoming "more like Republicans," they'll deserve to lose in 2006.

Democrats need to wake up and realize that there is a clear choice, a patriot's choice when it comes to security versus liberty.

Voters already know what the right side, the American side, of this issue is. They only need to be reminded of it. And, IMHO, the majority of voters will vote for the candidate(s) who comes down on the right side of this issue.

If you haven't already figured out what the right side of this issue is, read on.

The choices have already been laid out for those of you who have been paying attention:

“None of your civil liberties matter much after you’re dead,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a former judge and close ally of the president who sits on the Judiciary Committee.

“Give me liberty or give me death,” said Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), who has led a bipartisan filibuster against a reauthorization of the Patriot Act.

Any questions?