The story of Bush authorizing spying on citizens has really snow balled into
the story of the day. This just came out on the
AP:

Bush Approved Eavesdropping, Official
Says

By KATHERINE SHRADER, Associated Press Writer

President Bush has personally authorized a secretive eavesdropping
program in the United States more than three dozen times since October 2001,
a senior intelligence official told The Associated Press Friday night.

The disclosure follows angry demands by lawmakers earlier in the day for
a congressional inquiry into whether the monitoring by the highly secretive
National Security Agency violated civil liberties.

“There is no doubt that this is inappropriate,” declared Republican Sen.
Arlen Specter (news, bio, voting record) of Pennsylvania, chairman of the
Senate Judiciary Committee. He promised hearings early next year.

In a broad defense of the program put forward hours later, a senior
intelligence official said the eavesdropping was narrowly designed to go
after possible terrorist threats in the United States. The official said
that, since October 2001, authorization for the program has been renewed
more than three dozen times. On each occasion, the lawfulness of the program
is certified by the president’s legal counsel and the attorney general. It
is then personally signed by Bush.

Funny how these stories always get held until a Friday and/or before a
recess. This story is not going to go away and Bush may very well be answering
to it now. Americans need to demand answers from our dictator on this.