President Bush constantly maintains that his domestic spying program is
legal. If that is the case then why must we hear about this?

The White House has been twisting arms to ensure that no Republican
member votes against President Bush in the Senate Judiciary Committee’s
investigation of the administration’s unauthorized wiretapping.

Congressional sources said Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove has threatened
to blacklist any Republican who votes against the president. The sources
said the blacklist would mean a halt in any White House political or
financial support of senators running for re-election in November.

“It’s hardball all the way,” a senior GOP congressional aide said.

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Seriously. If this program is following the law then let it go to a closed
session and inform the members of exactly what is going on and be done with it.
The only time you should be concerned is if you truly aren’t following the law.
It appears more and more that the White House believes they are breaking the law
when it comes to warrantless taps.

This report should add excellent fuel for the Democrats. It is essentially
saying that our democracy is now being held hostage by a group of thugs on
Pennsylvania Avenue. That is not democracy by any means and can not be allowed
to continue. Sounds like Karl Rove needs to be drug before another prosecutor
and grand jury. The Democrats should demand this also. Racketeering sounds like
something good to investigate.