Saturday, December 17, 2005
I heard the President's radio address earlier today and I though he did a good job getting his side of the story out. Here's the transcript.
Of course, the later news briefs merely said that Bush "admitted the reports were true," while omitting any of his explanation for the policy.
My only question is when do the criminal investigations of all these leaks over serious national security matters begin?
See also Power Line: Bush Slams Critics, Senate Democrats
I believe this will be another pseudo-scandal that the Left will overplay and be left wondering why it isn't getting any traction for them. Most people are going to hear that the NSA was listening in on international phone-calls and say, "Yeah? So? That's it?" The legalistic details that are really where any possible "scandal" lays are just not going to impress most people. Most people would expect the government to be doing this, especially in the post 9/11 world, and the President's side of the issue will get out, even if the MSM doesn't give it the play it deserves.
Maybe Bush should have used the following example for his actions:
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/009454.php
"A group linked to terrorist organization Hezbollah has cloned the cellphones of Rogers Communications executives, including that of CEO Ted Rogers, The Globe and Mail reported Saturday.
Cloning involves duplicating a cellphone's number and encrypted security code.
The story came to light after law professor Susan Drummond returned from a month-long trip abroad, only to find her Rogers cellphone bill was more than $12,000, The Globe reported."
The probability that they are also doing it in the States must be pretty high.
I'd say so. Gotta keep an eye on those phone bills...