Thanks for posting that. I had read Powerline earlier today and didn't go back to see if they had found the transcript. Nothing the NYT prints surprises me anymore.
This is an important key: "necessary and proper".
And .. since this is about FOREIGN SURVEILLANCE and not "domestic spying" as the dems have tried to make this out to be, I believe the "necessary and proper" fits the inherent authority the President has in order to protect the country.