When Did Al Gore Get So Awesome?

Al Gore ripped W a new one today on the domestic spying program, which most people with half a brain can tell is blatantly illegal and unconstitutional. If Al had spoken from his heart more when he was running for office, maybe more people would have voted for him than the other guy and we wouldn't have this problem to begin with.

Oh wait. They did!

Also exciting is that the following from Arlen Specter, a moderate Senate Republican:

Specter said Sunday that if Bush broke the law in authorizing wiretaps without going through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court to get warrants, he could face impeachment.

When his own party starts dropping the I-bomb, I get worked up. But where are the Democrats? They've completely disappeared on the issue, and are letting dynamite political capital slip away as usual. They should pound on W's crimes every single day so we get used to the idea and then take it for granted, just like Bush did on taxes, like Bush did on the Iraq war, like Bush tried to do with Social Security.

When will this great proud party, the party of acceptance and helping those who got a raw deal, finally grow a spine?