[LurkedLongEnough]

"incredibly grieved for the loss of life"... "hindsight is easy, to look back"... "provides ability for our agencies to coordinate better"... "hearings will show Patriot Act value"... "didn't take me long to put us on a war footing"..."approach to gathering threats"..."be on the offensive"... "better equipped to respond, to share intelligence"

[wingster]

Agreed! In fact, if nothing else, the hearings have left the Dims with their pants down on the Patriot Act stance.

[TN4Liberty]

They are dying to get him to say "I made a mistake." No one seems to know what the mistake is, however.