ACLU head: Worst civil liberties president about to be history

[RedEarth]

The executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union is delighted that President George W. Bush is finally leaving office.

"Eight days from now, the very worst president for civil liberties -- is history!" Anthony Romero exclaimed exuberantly as he began an interview Monday with Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert.

"I can't wait till this man who's currently the president is cleaning brush at Waco," Romero continued. "A man who has allowed torture and abuse. A man who has put people in Guantanamo with no legal recourse."

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/ACLU_Bush_worst_civil_liberties_president_0113.html

[TechBear_Seattle]

1. At least Bush wasn't a slave-owner

That, at the very least, puts him slightly ahead with regards to civil rights compared to Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Buchannan (indirectly; the slaves legally belonged to Sen. William Rufus King, with whom Buchannan "shared a home and household" for many years), Andrew Johnson and Grant.

[applejuice]

2. Hallelujah and good riddance! k & r