We now seem to have proof of NSA collecting intel on American citizens.
Patriot Act: Dems howled Bush is spying on Americans.
Yes. This is not about collecing Rice’s scalp, it’s the ongoing and pervasive surveillance. And it probably does go back to Bush, which explains why both sides are trying to keep it suppressed.
Suppose it’s true, that NSA has been collecting not just metadata but actual content just like Ed Snowden said, and for years and years. Which politician is going to be the first to open that Pandora’s Box?
If it were possible to hang something that big on one party, the other party would have already gleefully done so.