Letters to the Editor

Hoyer hails FISA bill as "a significant victory for the Democratic Party" The House majority leader argues that giving the GOP what it wanted on eavesdropping removed it as an election issue. That's the same mentality that led Democrats to authorize the war in 2002. Glenn Greenwald [2008-06-24]

• Washington Times loves the FISA deal too

  Check out their editorial yesterday

  www.washtimes.com/news/2008/jun/23/editorial-a-good-deal-on-fisa/

  The agreement on changes to the Foreign Intelligence Security Act (FISA) announced Thursday by the White House and congressional Democrats is an important victory for U.S. national security. Americans owe a debt of gratitude to the Bush administration, in particular National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell, and to congressional Republicans, especially Sen. Kit Bond of Missouri, for fighting to ensure that the U.S. intelligence community will have the tools it needs to monitor foreign terrorist networks. The legislation passed the House on Thursday by a vote of 293 to 129, and is expected to pass the Senate this week.

  They are falling overthemselves in gratitude to Bond, McConnell for this. And they should be in a narrow sense that it is a remarkable victory for Bond and McConnell.

  -- Scientician
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