While Democrats are preoccupied with nominating candidates without having a clue what they stand for, and while the nation is preoccupied with Janet Jackson's breast, something (else) very sinister is going on in Iowa: Federal subpoenas have been served on Drake University anti-war activists who attended a forum in November.

There was also a subpoena issued to the university itself, ordering the administration to turn over records of the local chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, which sponsored the forum.

This is your Patriot Act at work. The Patriot Act for which John Kerry voted. The Patriot Act that has since been expanded to become beyond Orwellian.