The United States of Intimidation

In 2000, attorney Tom Connolly tipped the media off to a 1970's DUI arrest by presidential candidate George W. Bush. Yesterday he was arrested in Portland, Maine. for dressing up as Osama Bin Laden. It's up to the District Attorney's office to decide what crime he's commited, but police say one possibility is a charge of terrorizing.
His real crime is apparently not drinking the GOP kool-aid.

Also this week a question from a constituent elicits a mob-like roughing-up from Senator Allen's team.

Thank god I'm a citizen of a country where if I become wealthy and powerful, I can physically intimidate those who ask questions I don't like, and where people who embarass me can be arrested for unknown "crimes."