Bush 'fesses up about spying and basically says, "So...?!?"

yeah... i signed spying authorizations... yeah, i did lotsa times... so...? i'm gonna do it again too... ya wanna make sumpin' outta it...? ya think yer so hot, ya wanna piece o'me...? go ahead, take yer best shot...

Appearing angry at times during his eight-minute address, Bush left no doubt that he will continue authorizing the program.

"I intend to do so for as long as our nation faces a continuing threat from al-Qaida and related groups," he said.

since it was his radio address, i wouldn't be at all surprised if he also gave us the finger from behind the microphone... susanG at kos sees it like this...

This appears to me to be a true "line in the sand" moment for America, with a president openly and defiantly declaring himself ready to continue a program that legal scholars, members of Congress and - according to the Friday New York Times article that started this all - several NSA analysts themselves believe to be unconstitutional.

There appears to be no acknowledgement whatsoever of concerns voiced by critics of the program. There is the feeling in the air about all this - and perhaps it's just me - that we are being forced to a constitutional crisis by a president who no longer believes he needs to wear a mask to court public opinion. This reeks of raw will and power.

i think we ought to call the bastard's bluff... he's shit on the american people and the united states constitution once too often... it's time he paid some consequences...

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