[Alamo-Girl]

There is an underreported aspect to the story of the NSA intercepts: Text messages and electronic text communications are kept in their entirity. This means that if you have sent a password or a credit card via electronic media of nearly any flavor, it now sits in the data centers of the National Security Agency. Furthermore, the ability and the opportunity to abuse this information against political opponents is huge, and this administration has already demonstrated a great propensity to target its political opposition with any tool at their disposal (c.f., the targetting of 'Tea Party' and "Patriotic" 501-c political action organizations).

Truly, the IRS scandal is what magnifies the NSA scandal - a powerful branch of the government has already been used against political foes.

[Lazamataz]

Well observed, Alamo-Girl. I hope you continue to provide these wonderful insights on my future editorial threads.

[cynwoody]

Truly, the IRS scandal is what magnifies the NSA scandal - a powerful branch of the government has already been used against political foes.

Absolutely.

Anything the NSA can do, the IRS can do. In anger! In support of Progress!