"When they have a club in their hands, no one is more sadistic. When the club is removed, no one is more whiney."
Their big issue now is that they are worried that the government has too much power. This is almost as laughable as their concern about federal debt levels. The word chutzpah doesn't even begin to cover this.
You reap what you sow.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/04/14/surveillance/