Originally Posted by TimFreeh

I'm inclined to agree that Mr Bush broke the law and there should be consequences but I agree the plot has taken an interesting turn with the revelation the the opposing party had been briefed on these operations right from the beginning. To my non-legal mind that seems to make them part of the crime.

I heard a quote from one of the congressmen on the news this morning - he was trying to jump into a spider-hole by saying that he had taken the opportunity to review his notes from one of the meetings and he noticed that he had made some notes indicating he thought the bugging might not be legal. Bold action indeed - How can anybody take anything Congress does seriously? Many of the quotes I hear from Congress people seem like they were written by the staff of the Daily Show or Saturday night live. Remeber right before the Roman empire went down the tubes they actually had a horse installed as a member of the senate. I'm not sure we are too far away from this standard....