USA TODAY/CNN/GALLOP: 58% Support Appointment of Special Prosecutor

[kpete]

A new USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll shows that 51% of Americans say the administration was wrong to intercept conversations without a warrant. The poll also showed that 58% of Americans support appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the issue. The poll of 1,006 adults was taken Friday through Sunday and has a margin of error of +/—3 percentage points.

"I'm mindful of your civil liberties, so I had all kinds of lawyers review the process," Bush said of the surveillance. He noted that senior House and Senate members had been briefed a dozen times on the program. "If I wanted to break the law, why was I briefing Congress?" he asked.

Bush said the surveillance concept was brought to him by senior aides in response to a question he posed after the Sept. 11 attacks: "Is there anything more we can do, within the law, within the Constitution, to protect the American people?"

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-01-23-bush_x.htm

[meti57b]

1. "is there anything more we can do to protect the American people?"

Anything more? He hadn't done anything up till then and he hasn't done anything yet to protect the American people!

[Evergreen Emerald]

2. Seriously, does anyone believe this BS?

These lies sound like something a kid would make up. "All kinds of lawyers?"


If he has nothing to fear or hide, then he should welcome a special prosecutor.

[leftchick]

3. HELLLOOOOOO DEMOCRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Molly is right! It is time to listen to your people!

[mom cat]

4. The People are not being entirely duped! K&R

[Inland]

5. I can almost see the fingers curled into quotation marks

as he askes "within the law", to the laughter of Uncle Dick and strained smiles of WH lawyers.

[Vidar]

6. The people have wised up--if the politicos will only follow.