if i'm not careful, i'm likely to reproduce the whole column here

another TP gem. this time it's about the pat act. and the favor business gets when their feathers get ruffled. remember all the excuses the repukes used when liberals were pissed off about how the act infringed on our rights? well, now that business is whining, congressional leaders are all ears now.

Everybody mentions that the tentative deal to extend the Patriot Act hit a snag as some Democrats threatened to filibuster. Also, a bipartisan group of six senators said they'll vote against renewing the about-to-expire law unless the civil-liberties protections are strengthened.

The WSJ notices that among those lobbying against the renewed Patriot Act are the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business lobbies. Apparently they don't like the idea of the government snooping on company records.