President Washington authorized electronic surveillance.

[Bennett Cerf]

A stunning revelation from Alberto Gonzales:

"President Washington, President Lincoln, President Wilson, President Roosevelt have all authorized electronic surveillance on a far broader scale."

[Rspaight]

Jesus used electronic surveillance.

It was also enlightening to hear Gonzales explain that Presidents before FISA was enacted weren't bound by FISA.

And his insisting that his confirmation answers weren't total BS? Totally convincing.

What a dog and pony show that was. "Torture Memo" Gonzales wasn't even sworn in. Look forward to the fall, when the "Democrats don't want to spy on bin Laden" campaign ads hit the air.

Ryan

[Rspaight]

Here's another good one:

BIDEN: Thank you very much.

General, how has this revelation damaged the program?

I'm almost confused by it but, I mean, it seems to presuppose that these very sophisticated Al Qaida folks didn't think we were intercepting their phone calls.

I mean, I'm a little confused. How did it damage this?

GONZALES: Well, Senator, I would first refer to the experts in the Intel Committee who are making that statement, first of all. I'm just the lawyer.

And so, when the director of the CIA says this should really damage our intel capabilities, I would defer to that statement. I think, based on my experience, it is true -- you would assume that the enemy is presuming that we are engaged in some kind of surveillance.

But if they're not reminded about it all the time in the newspapers and in stories, they sometimes forget.

"Oh, shit, Abdul! CNN just said the infidels are eavesdropping! I forgot all about their cursed wiretaps! Put down the phone!"

Ryan

[lukpac]

Yeah, I saw that too. "they sometimes forget".

[Xenu]

And this is the Attorney General of the fucking United States of America.

It's shit like this that makes me believe my law career might not be so doomed after all.