At present Nancy Pelosi says "dissent is the highest form of patriotism." It is becoming clear that, as predicted, under President Obama dissent will not be tolerated. The Obama campaign threatens a TV station that asked the erratic Joe Biden legitimate questions with loss of access. They also have threatened criminal action against stations that ran ads critical of Obama. They broke the law in checking into the private life of "Joe the Plumber" who simply asked Obama a question, but Obama made the mistake of answering honestly. Obama and the Democrats exhibit by their actions the characteristics of fascists:

* They oppose freedom of speech

* They think that the end justifies the means

* They think that error has no rights.

Democrats often accuse President Bush of being a fascist. But he has clearly, by his actions, shown that he does not embrace any of the above positions. Bush, for the most part, ignores his critics, and has never taken any action against them.