Patriotism IV

Here is an excellent kind of the patriotism I was earlier talking about. As we all know, Bush has displayed thorough indifference to the law as we know it. It is almost as if he has chosen to do whatever he wants including using presidential power to the extreme right from torture to domestic spying. Rules might be for other presidents, definitely not for him. I am sure some of you will be aware of the Justice Department memos and articles which literally showed him the way. But it seems there were a bunch of senior lawyers who actually declined to give him those powers and tried reining in his powers as well. They were not Democrats; they were all conservatives and had been appointed by Bush himself. They believed in their conscience and refused to give in when they were pushed. This is definitely true patriotism. Of course, all of them lost their jobs or quit eventually. You can read their story here. It is extremely reassuring to know that even in times like these, there are people who choose to do the right thing, ideology and politics not withstanding. People like these make me want to believe again.