Associate attorney general under Clinton: President had legal authority to OK taps...
When many were counting the mainstream media irrelevant, the New York Times proved its ability to frame the political debate, undermine national security, and possibly force Americans to lose the War on Terror. The Gray Lady held a story about the Bush administration’s authorizing the National Agency to wiretap international phone calls involving al-Qaeda agents, even if one of the parties lived in the United States[note citizenship not the operative term], for more than a year, releasing the topic to promote a book written by Times reporter James Risen. This – happily, from the NYT’s point of view – coincided with the weekend the Senate was to debate the Patriot Act, resulting in a Democratic filibuster. Although the Bush administration appears to have done nothing illegal (see Ben Johnson’s story on that topic in this issue), the Times has teamed up with the American Civil Liberties Union to keep this story alive by adding a “new” story: the ACLU claims the Bush administration is spying on American leftists. (more)

DICK MORRIS: SPY STORY COULD BITE DEMS...
Resigned FISA Judge a Committed Clintonista

Bottom line: All the Dem's signed off on all this National Security stuff and now pretend to be shocked as though they knew nothing of it. Either they are stupid or they're playing politics with our lives and those of our children. they're NOT stupid......They play the public for a fool. Anyone biting? Sad to say, "yes, many are."