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Susie Madrak at Suburban Guerrilla has been following the story of Republican plans to dock "a luxury cruise ship in New York Harbor where members of Congress and lobbyists could stay and play during the GOP convention next summer." Just when you think they can't get any more elitist and arrogant... This is little different from their trumped-up excuses for wanting to increase security during Bush's visit to England next week (see yesterday's entry). We must remember this is the Party That Cries Wolf. Every time the powers that be start whining "protect us from terrorists!" you need to read that as "protect us from citizens' right to protest our actions!" You also need to recall the record of what they've actually done to make the world a safer place and prevent the rise of further terrorism (hint: nothing).