In the matter of Public Opinion most will beleive that what "W" did was correct in doing what he did immediately after 911. I'm glad he did. There was no political advantage for him personally. Maybe the Administration broke the law and maybe they didn't. That will be left up to our lawmakers to decide. Ask those families that lost loved ones during 911 if they had wished our on Government would have picked out potential terrorist and eased dropped on them days prior to 911. I wonder had Al Gore been President and he acted in simular fashion, when 911 happened, would the liberals be pointing the finger or would they be defending him. I'm sure the Conservatives would be calling for his head. So no matter what person is President, they have to do all that they can to protect and defend the lives of American Citizens and protect the freedom of all of us.
The Terrorist want to DESTROY the United States of America, it's form of government and it's People. So should any American President ignore ways to get an upper edge on our enemies? Our enemies laugh at how we foolishly give them detailed information on how we operate our intellgence tactics. The American people may not agree on illegal wire taps, but they do beleive in protecting it's people from enemies that wish to do us all harm.