[PEN-L:32497] re: how things change

["Devine, James" <jdevine@xxxxxxx>]

Title: re: [PEN-L:32495] how things change

what surprises me is that Barr and Armey want to be associated with the
ACLU. Isn't the ACLU "liberal," and therefore bad, from the Reaganite
perspective?
Jim

From: Michael Perelman
Yes, they hired Dick Armey also.  What strikes me is that nobody on the
left in political circles has spoken up, so that the right wingers look
like brave heroes.

On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 02:57:59PM -0500, Doug Henwood wrote:
> Michael Perelman wrote:
>
> >The New York Times reports that Bob Barr will now work as a
consultant to
> >the ACLU.
>
> Not that much of a change - despite many other loony positions,
> Barr's always been a hardliner on civil liberties (like Ron Paul).
>
> Doug