Democrats scold White House over spying

[sabra]

http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/breaking_news/13674375.htm

Democrats scold White House over spying

PETE YOST
Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Democratic senators took the Bush administration to task Friday for four years of domestic spying, while the president fought back with a planned embrace of the intelligence agency that is carrying out the effort.

In preparation for Senate hearings, Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts noted that President Bush asserted in 2004 that "when we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so."

That Bush statement came at the same time the National Security Agency was engaging - at the president's direction - in warrantless eavesdropping on Americans.

"If President Bush can make his own rules for domestic surveillance, Big Brother has run amok," Kennedy said in a statement.

[mom cat]

1. All the more reason to filibuster. Bush just handed us the reason.

Thank you George and Albert.

[warbly]

2. glad to see some coverage

but "Scold" in the headline? what the hell kind of kindergarten word is that?
Kennedy's statement is actually quite strong, everybody read 1984. It's more of a right hook than it is a scolding. and that's what we need, fighting dems. Cheers to Teddy, where are the rest of ya?

[rodeodance]

7. yes, it is an AP story-so should get wide circulation.

[yellowdogmi]

9. Buried under the rugby scores.

The typical MO of the corporate media.

[Mithras61]

3. Good quote from the article...

The NSA's warrantless eavesdropping programs is "an intelligence operation in search of a legal rationale," said George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley.

[rodeodance]

8. and Turley did well today also.

[C_U_L8R]

4. Scold ????

Scold ??? Scold is something you do to teenagers who stayed out to late.
These crooks in the White House BROKE THE LAW commiting imepachable offenses !!!!
For crying out loud.... what the hell is scolding gonna do ?????
Oh I bet BushCheneyRove are just trembling in fear and regret about that <<<sarcasm>>>

C'mon Dems.. lets see some real law and order around here. Lets see some action.
It's time to put the right wing republican crooks behind bars where they belong.
And scolding ain't gonna get us justice.

[rocktivity]

5. They did the same thing with the previous unofficial hearing

covered it as though it was run by a bunch of disgruntled overaged hippies.

:headbang:
rocknation

[rodeodance]

6. the word scool seems to belittle the Dems/hearing. Damn!

[robbedvoter]

11. This is Pete Yost who linked Clark to Waco (in a title) - only to say

in the fifth paragraph that there was nothing to his story. I'm sure there are more Yost stories out there.

[madmark]

10. my same damn thought

[mike_c]

12. SCOLD the White House? Where the f*ck are the ARREST WARRANTS?

:grr:

[Hyernel]

13. They'll apologize in a few days.

[demgrrrll]

14. I know. Scold. I have the mental image of someone tapping their foot and

wagging their finger. This is a concentrated effort to make Democrats look weak and ineffectual.

[leesa]

15. SCOLD?? Accusing Bush of breaking the law is scolding?

[antonialee839]

16. Scold?

You scold a young child. What the hell kind of word is that to use?
This is not stealing a few cookies, or crossing the street without looking both ways. This is spying on American citizens.

[HuffleClaw]

17. AP, forever the lapdog of the administration

'scold'. liberal media my foot.

[bobbieinok]

18. and again 'SCOLD???????'