Walking and Chewing Gum | TPM.
Josh at TMP makes an intersting point bout the Harman-AIPAC-Gonzalez issue:
… But it does not take too big a leap to see this going down rather differently — seeing Harman, fairly or unfairly, compromised by these wiretaps and thus beholden to the administration.
Whether or not there’s anything to that hypothetical about Harman, this issue of wiretapping members of Congress gets into extremely dangerous territory. And I think we’re at the point where we need some clearer explanation of how many times this happened under the tenure of the previous (and for that matter the present) administration.
Deeper down the rabbit hole we go. Maybe this will help focus the matter for some of our more apathetic Congresscritters. Those who were happy to cheer lead while the Bush administration ignored the law and the constitution. Maybe a surveillance state ain’t such a great idea if it’s catching their nasty little secrets at the same time.
