For more than two years now, Congress, the news media, current and former national security officials, think tanks and academic institutions have been engaged in a profound debate over how to modernize the law governing electronic spying to keep pace with technology. We keep hoping President Bush will join in. Full Story »
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This editorial scrutinizes President Bush's sweeping claims about FISA and places them in a better context. Unfortunately, the track record of the NYT suggests that it is more trustworthy when it disagrees with national policy than when it agrees. And as an editorial, we do not expect it to be well-sourced-- we must rely instead on our assessment of its use of sources. Nevertheless, it is good to see an MSM assessment that does not merely echo the spin of the establishment, and actually attempts to render independent judgment in evaluating White House claims. In this case, I tip my hat to the NYT
