[dirtboy]

If the facts of this issue had not been distorted by so many liberal publications

The problem is, it isn't just liberals distorting this - conservative publications (the Washington Times) and Libertarians (the Cato Institute) spread Safire's lie that the HSA authorize TIA when it did nothing of the sort. Folks who should know better are running with these claims without checking up on them, probably because it makes for a good story and it fits in with their preconceptions.

[Darlin']

Good point. Although the NYT's crusade notwithstanding, I expect laziness has a lot to do with it, too. Some reporters assume if the venerable David Broder or William Safire say it is so, it is so.

[eno_]

So it's your position that atrocities like the Eilian rain, Ruby Ridge, Waco, and numerous other botched raids and gun confiscations have been adequately handled and we should trust the government with new powers? No reform needed? More abuse is unlikely?