The Administration Answers Back

Granddaddy Long Legs ^

[cchandler]

It's good to see the White House finally addressing the questions, concerns and political attacks involving the legality of the NSA warrantles wiretapping.

In a piece titled, Setting the Record Straight: Democrats Continue to Attack Terrorist Surveillance Program, the Administration finally fights fire with facts:

"The NSA's terrorist surveillance program is targeted at al Qaeda communications coming into or going out of the United States. It is a limited, hot pursuit effort by our intelligence community to detect and prevent attacks. Senate Democrats continue to engage in misleading and outlandish charges about this vital tool that helps us do exactly what the 9/11 Commission said we needed to do - connect the dots. It defies common sense for Democrats to now claim the administration is acting outside its authority while their own party leaders have been briefed more than a dozen times - only after there was a leak and subsequent media coverage did they start criticizing the program. Such irresponsible accusations will not keep us from acting to stay a step ahead of a deadly enemy that is determined to strike America again."

-- Scott McClellan, White House Press Secretary

Setting The Record Straight On The Legality Of NSA Activities To Safeguard Americans.....

[cchandler]

Finally, The White House is on the offensive.

It's funny how it often appears that Bush & Co. are running around like chickens with their heads cut off, and when the smoke finally clears, you realize that they have been giving the Dems enough time to dig themselves into a hole. Then Karl Rove, the dark overlord of the universe, comes in to backfill the hole.

The Dems have now effectively labeled themselves as being against national security, and pro head-in-the-sand defense. Lets see them try to get out of this one.