So I'm sure you've all heard that the New York Times reported today that president Bush authorized the NSA to spy on Americans without a warrant, which was cited by several senators today as one reason they would not renew the patriot act.
Well and good - some checks and balances for an administration that hasn't recognized any. But what confused and frightened me was this statement by the New York Times defending their decision to print the report. Not because of what it says, but because of its very existence. The fact that they felt, in any small way, that they might need to defend the fact that they reported a president breaking the law....