American Civil Liberties Union has become the attack dog in the secular-progressive movement

According to Bill O'Reily's talking points on his O'Reilly Factor, the American Civil Liberties Union has become the attack dog in the secular-progressive movement. This same ACLU works closely with University City. O'Reilly stated:
"Over the past few weeks the ACLU has taken out three ads attacking President Bush in the New York Times. According to the civil liberties people Mr. Bush broke the law in the NSA phone tap deal and is as bad as Richard Nixon. Of course Mr. Bush is entitled to due process and a fair hearing, something the ACLU is supposed to champion. But the ACLU has convicted the President in a ridiculous display of political partisanship. The American Civil Liberties Union has become the attack dog in the secular-progressive jihad to change the culture and political landscape in America. The proof for that assertion lies with the moneymen. The top ACLU donor is far-left businessman Peter Lewis, who has given the organization about 25-million dollars since 2001. His pal George Soros has donated more than 5-million dollars to the ACLU since 1998. The executive director and point man for the civil liberties group is 39-year-old Anthony Romero. Romero is an openly gay former Ford Foundation executive. While he was at that operation it gave seven million dollars to the ACLU so its no surprise Romero is running the place. When you combine Lewis, Soros, and Romero you have three radical Americans who are bent on changing this country. All this nonsense about protecting rights is a ruse. The ACLU is no longer about liberties or the Constitution or the regular folks. It is about imposing a radical agenda on America and you can take that to the bank."
Civil rights attorney Larry Walters defended the ACLU. "The ACLU has to take on this issue of warrantless intercepts. So this is not a radical position. This is a violation of the clearest precepts of the Constitution of intercepting U.S. citizens' communications." Alan Sears, the author of the book "The ACLU vs. America," accused the ACLU of hypocrisy. "They say they are opposed to domestic surveillance. But this is the same ACLU that approved record surveillance of its own donors, in violation of its policy. It's the same ACLU that's now authorized and approved the surveillance and buying video cameras against the police in St. Louis. The ACLU is not against domestic surveillance. It's only against domestic surveillance that doesn't further its agenda." The Factor thought the ACLU could disagree with the president, but should wait until all the facts were out to convict the president of wrongdoing. "I don't mind them taking it on. I don't mind them raising questions. I do mind them convicting someone without a full hearing."