After years of complaining about the Patriot Act, there are now a little over one million hypocritical reasons, why Baghdad Jim McDermott is on the losing end of a richly deserved lawsuit:

Rep. Jim McDermott has paid more than $1 million to House Minority Leader John Boehner, ending a decade-long dispute over an illegally taped telephone call.

McDermott, a Seattle Democrat, paid $1,093,297 to the Ohio Republican’s campaign committee earlier this month, spokesman for the two men said Monday.

Illegally taping phone conversations for partisan gain??? A chill wind blows! Er, um…well, blew.

“Every last penny will be used to help elect Republicans,” Smith said, calling it ironic that McDermott — an outspoken partisan — “is helping fund the defeat of his fellow Democrats. I wouldn’t expect he’ll receive a lot of thank you’s come November.”

McDermott, for his part, was unbowed.

“While the amount of damages assessed in this case is significant,” he said, “I submit that defending the First Amendment is beyond measure and worth every penny.”

Keep telling yourself that, jerky. If only he would extend the same privacy rights to his fellow citizens that he does to the terrorists.

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