[silverleaf]

He was an outstanding Air Force officer

I just dont get it

I wondered where he went after NSA, this reads he is back inside the government working with these people

Apparently he went over to the dark side at some point, maybe even before he became head of NSA

SO maybe this massive govt intrusion into individual liberty did begin under “Bush and Cheney” but the intent of gathering and use of individual information under o’bama sure isn't the same

[BykrBayb]

Cheney is defending what obama is doing with this unconstitutional surveillance. What makes you so sure his hands are clean?

[upchuck]

He was an outstanding Air Force officer

I just dont get it

Peter Principle. Hayden has arrived.

[Carry_Okie]

SO maybe this massive govt intrusion into individual liberty did begin under “Bush and Cheney” but the intent of gathering and use of individual information under o’bama sure isn't the same

The ends do not justify the means. The Constitution is very clear about limiting POWERS for exactly that reason. What Bush and particularly Cheney did was to amass power that in the hands of Zero are nothing short of disastrous.

[Boogieman]

It doesn’t matter if it was worse under Obama or Bush, because this isn’t a partisan issue. The excessive size and power of the federal government corrupts politicians from either party just as readily. We need to seize this issue (and the IRS abuses) to hammer that home, whether or not we can make political hay against our opponents with it. This issue is far more important.