<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Not to sound like a certain West Coast writer who loves to thump libs, but what are we to make of the Dems who've either avoided probing Ashcroft, or worse, agree with him? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=special&s=corn20011206">http://thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=special&s=corn20011206</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Is it left to the likes of Bob Barr to protect what liberties remain? I'm sure Nathan will list dozens of Dems opposed to the Patriot Act and like measures (if dozens exist). But what does it matter if most Dems, when facing Ashcroft, simply fold?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>DP</DIV></BODY></HTML>