No doubt about it; this is ILLEGAL. Where is the outrage?

If Clinton had tried to do this, the Articles of Impeachment would be being drawn up even as we speak.

A new Social Security (news - web sites) war room inside the Treasury Department (news - web sites) is pumping out information to sell President Bush (news - web sites)'s plan, much like any political campaign might do. It's part of a coordinated effort by the Bush administration.

The internal, taxpayer-funded campaigning is backed up by television advertisements, grass-roots organizing and lobbying from business and other groups that support the Bush plan.

This is blatantly and profoundly ILLEGAL:

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004, Pub. L. No. 108-199, div. F, title VI, § 624, 118 Stat. 3, 356 (Jan. 23, 2004) (fiscal year 2004); Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003, Pub. L. No. 108-7, div. J, title VI, § 626, 117 Stat. 11, 470 (Feb. 20, 2003) (fiscal year 2003); and Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-67, § 626, 115 Stat. 514, 552 (Nov. 12, 2001) (fiscal year 2002).

The language of these provisions is identical: "No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized by the Congress."

Does anyone care anymore? And if not, WHY NOT?????