What's The Difference Between What Snowden Did And Democrats Did Under Bush?

[mudwhistle]

I really don't see much difference between what Snowden did and Democrats did while Bush was president.

It was clear that there was nothing that could be kept a secret while Bush was president. Pictures surfaced from a prison in Iraq showing guards mistreating prisoners. The NSA has long been known to be spying on Americans and thanks to the Democrats in Washington, who were in on secret meetings held by the White House, the press found out about just about everything. The press and Democrats would back up any soldier that refused to serve in Iraq. John Kerry used the Vietnam War as a stepping stone into politics. Sen. Barack Obama protested just about everything he's doing today.

Seriously, what has Snowden done that Democrats haven't already for over 10 years?

 

[mudwhistle]

During the Bush years Democrats used the fact that the information they were leaking was classified as a shield to prevent the Bush Administration from responding. Anything that was exposed had to go unanswered or risk exposing even more secrets.

 

[LeftofLeft]

During the Bush years Democrats used the fact that the information they were leaking was classified as a shield to prevent the Bush Administration from responding. Anything that was exposed had to go unanswered or risk exposing even more secrets.

In June 2006, The New York Times decided to publish information and editorialize on the Bush Administration's tracking of financial transactions of suspected terrorists worldwide. What could be more effective in preventing another 9-11 than "following the money". Nope, the New York Times felt it was an invasion of privacy/violation of rights of the suspects. Today, I am sure they are calling for the head of Snowden.