Big Brother George 2006?

Yes, I know I should be spitting mad that it has been discovered that our government knows how many times a day I call my mother. I should be outraged at the thought that the very freedoms we take for granted are being compromised by an overzealous president intent on saving us all from "evil doers." While I certainly find the thought of AT & T, Verizon and Cingular handing over all of their files to the government with less bluster than Google did when asked to hand over its internet files, disturbing; I am having a hard time with outrage. Perhaps 911 really desensitizing me into thinking that perhaps I want the government to be a little more "in the know" when it comes to what is going on out there across the great satellite channels. Perhaps it is the fact that I am too young to remember the era known as McCarthy-ism and the fact that many bright and talented people were blackballed and stopped from practicing their art.
"We are not trolling through the personal lives of millions of innocent Americans," said our president; and I for one believe that to be true. I am happy, however, that congress has taken the initiative to call in the phone company executives and ask some questions. Demonstrating why we in fact have the system of checks and balances, Congress is in my opinion stepping up to the plate to insure that the average American's rights are not unduly effected by this security measure. Like everyone else, I am not happy that our post 911 lives have changed, making us all a little more cautious and frightened at the same time. We have been forced to give up some of our freedoms; now I may never see the inside of the White House. Yes, I am upset at our government for invading my privacy; but I am more outraged over those who enter this country from outside its boarders and do harm to our citizens. Ok, George, play Big Brother for a while, but round them up the way you promised and find those who have forced this new lifestyle on us.