NSA Wiretapping

I watched some of the testimony of Attorney General Gonzales before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday. It is clear that the Bush Administration believes it has the "inherent" power to do whatever it chooses, Congress be damned. It was amazing for me to see some of the Republican Senators, like Cornyn from Texas, supporting the President on this. Hillary could be President in a few years; they have to know this, and unchecked Presidential power ought to strike fear deep in their hearts. On the other hand, Specter and some of the other Republicans and Democrats were practically begging Gonzales to suggest legislation that would make the NSA surveilance indisputedly legal. But King George sees no need and Gonzales brushed them off.