This issue could be lost in the election coverage. While some assumptions in the questions are just that--"Many Americans feel the PPA doesn't have an impact on them"--with no source provided, this provided more of an opportunity for Feingold to address his opposition, when he said, for instance he answers, "Families with loved ones in Iraq would like privacy in their communications...Those with kids traveling in Europe, or studying abroad, or those who do business overseas... Whenever I present this to citizens, they understand the stakes and begin to consider it quite outrageous that those conversations are subject to government intrusion. When it's framed correctly, I think it shocks people when they realize the enormity of ... More »

It's good journalism as it brings to a mass audience the issues currently being legislated in the U.S. Senate. I would take exception to "With presidential campaigns dominating the attention of most politicos, a key fight in Congress is going practically unnoticed. "; it's only the mass media like NewsWeek where the issue is 'practically unnoticed".

It is good to see an interview with a Senator who really knows his subject, and who does more than spout sound bites. In this context, good journalism consists in asking good questions. The questions allowed Sen. Feingold to challenge conventional thinking on a number of aspects of FISA.