LIVE THREAD: SJC hearing on the NSA surveilance program - C-span 1; 9:30 am EST

[ken5050]

Good Monday morning, once again, fellow political jinkies. The NFL season may be over, but the political season inside the Beltway is 24/7/365. So join us, if you can, as those wacky Dems on the Senate Judiciary committee reprise their pitiful efforts to once again smear President Bush and score political points..

[defconw]

It just seems that you slam every Republican about one thing or another, I was just curious.

[small voice in the wilderness]

Did teddy forget about his President brother, JFK, authorizing, along with his AG brother, RFK, wiretapping against MLK?????

[BCrago66]

The word from NRO is that Jay Rockerfeller leaked the NSA program to the NYTimes; as the ranking minority member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, he was one of the 8 in Congress briefed by the executive branch.

I think NRO was repreating hearsay from...the American Spectator? I forget from where at the moment.

[Mo1]

Hey Teddy ... the reason why only certain members of Congress were briefed is because CONGRESS HAS A HISTORY OF LEAKING CLASIFIED INFORMATION

[SE Mom]

I completely agree...and I'm really in favor of getting dirty laundry aired normally...but this is unwise.

Listen to Kennedy- "THAT WAS A NUCLEAR THREAT"..."This is terrorism"...As though..they are comparable..and terrorism is the lesser of two evils.

A thoroughly detestable human being, is Senator Kennedy.

[Carolinamom]

Whatever you think of Hatch's past positions, you must admit that he has the court cases here to support Gonzales and the Bush Administration.

[bonfire]

Not one of them will bring that up either.

[maggief]

The best way to prosecute a terrorist is to kill him/her.

... or print a cartoon.

/sarc.

[Mo1]

Yep

[maica]

Process of elimination makes Rockefeller the Prime Suspect.

[A Citizen Reporter]

"AG Robert KENNEDY even illegally wire tapped MLK,Jr."

Don't you wish you could tap into CSPAN's feed, and run these truth graphics underneath Kennedy's name?

[maggief]

Ditto.

[bonfire]

"a day and a HAUGH......a day and a HAUGH"

[small voice in the wilderness]

No they won't. And if THAT'S not a clear cut case of Domestic Spying, I don't know WTH is.

[Peach]

You're exactly right, Dolly.

[MEG33]

I can hear my daughter yelling at the TV..I put Kennedy on mute.

[tiredoflaundry]

Don't you wish you could tap into CSPAN's feed, and run these truth graphics underneath Kennedy's name?

LOL !

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Kennedy now asking Gonzales if he consulted any outside experts regarding the lawfulness of this SECRET PROGRAM.................ROFLMAO!!!!!!

[mykpfsu]

Kennedy head the words of Ben Franklin “we find by fatal experience that Congress consists of too many members to keep secrets.”

[Peach]

Specter: Debra Burlingame is in the audience. Lost a family member on 9/11.