Q Actually, can I ask one more? I'm sorry. On the NSA program, apparently the White House is agreeing to actually look at legislation. Do you know if the White House would agree to legislation that would specifically authorize the NSA program under FISA, and bring it under FISA rules?MR. DUFFY: Well, I'll decline to get into the specifics about the discussions, but the White House does look forward to working on legislation to further codify the President's authority. I believe that Senator DeWine has offered some good legislative principles in this area, and we look forward to working with the Congress on that. The President believes that he has the authority necessary, but of course we're willing to work with the Congress if they feel that further codification of that would be necessary.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/02/20060217.html
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1581077/posts
The "guts" of the speech is an announced intention to call for an independent commission, ala the 9/11 Commission, to investigate the legality of the President's terrorist surveillance program.