Bob Barr
Bob Barr
Robert Laurence "Bob" Barr, Jr.is a former federal prosecutor and a former Congressman. He represented Georgia's 7th congressional district as a Republican from 1995 to 2003. Barr attained national prominence as one of the leaders of the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. Barr joined the Libertarian Party in 2006 and served on its National Committee. He was the Libertarian Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth5 November 1948
CountryUnited States of America
It is difficult, if not impossible, to argue that laws written in the 1970s are adequate for today's intelligence challenges.
The main international problem facing America is our lack of - our loss of influence in the world and our lack of an ability to define what U.S. interests really are.
A critical component of White House Scandal Defense 101 is rallying the partisan base. This keeps approval ratings in territory where the wheels don't start falling off. The way to achieve this goal is you go negative and you don't let up. If you're always attacking your accusers, the debate becomes one of Democrat vs. Republican, rather than right vs. wrong. Anyone who questions the legality of the decision to wiretap thousands of Americans unlawfully is attacked, as either an enabler of terrorists or a bitter partisan trying to distract a president at war.
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The goal in Afghanistan is to find the terrorists and take them out.
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History has shown that Big Government expands quickest in the immediate aftermath of a crisis - real or manufactured.
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It concerns me greatly. It clearly raises serious concerns about First Amendment rights.