The American Civil Liberties Union released an item-by-item rebuttal to a slew of false claims that President Bush made in Buffalo this week about the controversial USA Patriot Act. "The president's speech was misinformation, pure and simple," said Anthony D. Romero, ACLU Executive Director. "The administration is making a series of deliberate misstatements to deceive the American public." In response to the president's new campaign to remove the Patriot Act's sunsets, the ACLU said it …showed first 75 words of 821 total…

…showed last 75 words of 821 total…is deeply troubling," Romero said. "We'll be watching the president and his statements very closely during this campaign. He is clearly fighting a losing, defensive battle for the Patriot Act." "President Bush clearly is attempting to silence his critics within the Republican Party, who believe that the Patriot Act went too far, too fast," Romero added. For more on the ACLU's campaign to Keep America Safe and Free, go to: http://www.aclu.org/safeandfree