They did not dissapoint:

At first I thought this business of surveillance of phone conversations between people in the U.S. and suspected terrorists overseas was no big deal. Then I realized it is a big deal. We've been doing things like this for decades, yes, and that's not a secret and it's not illegal. But it was a secret that we were now doing it specifically to go after Al Qaeda, that the rules had changed. Now Al Qaeda's been put on notice that we're doing it, and on how we're doing it, and how they can work around it.

Mike Hendrix says this is much ado about nothing. Tom McMahon says the New York Times must be asked some tough questions. Gateway Pundit says the leakers should be frog-marched to the hoosegow. Goldstein is sympathetic to that view. Instapundit says this initially looked bad for the President, but by next week everyone will realize it looks way worse for the leakers.

I think they are all being rather timid. These leakers have exposed a perfectly legal, perfectly sensible government operation that has undoubtedly helped round up hundreds of members of Al Qaeda and saved the lives of countless Americans. Exposing such a secret program is not whistle-blowing--it is high treason.

Is it true that this wiretapping has stopped some terrorism? Yep! Could the same thing have been accomplished using court orders to aurthorize the wiretapping? Yep! Is this another attack on our constitution. Yep! Are Rightwingers spinning for damage control in the face of American Fatigue at this administration stomping all over the constitution in the name of fighting terror? Yep....

I cant wait to see some poll numbers on this issue...

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Posted by: Jay Tea at December 18, 2005 05:05 PM