First Things First

Newflash, Democrats, your Constitution is broken and it needs to be fixed. Now. Before the minimum wage. Before troop withdrawal. Before impeachment. Before ethics reform.

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Dear Democrats:

Here are a few words for you to remember:

Gitmo. Abu Ghraib. NSA Spy Scandal. Jose Padilla. Military Commissions Act. Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act. Presidential signing statements. Newflash, Democrats, your Constitution is broken and it needs to be fixed. Now. Before the minimum wage. Before troop withdrawal. Before impeachment. Before ethics reform. Before stem cell research. Before universal healthcare.

The very document that empowers you has been attacked and damaged by George W. Bush, personally and with malice aforethought. Fix it. Until you signal your absolute resolve to undo the damage Bush has done to the heart and soul of our nation's laws, everything else is cosmetic.

Gitmo. Abu Ghraib. NSA Spy Scandal. Jose Padilla. Military Commissions Act. Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act. Presidential Signing Statements. UnAmerican.