I know, I suck. But a serious question:

[merrily]

248. You mean if he amended it to Wyden and Wyden alone, as follows:

"I cannot answer this question without violating a law, unless the President gives me permission to answer it."

Doesn't Wyden on the committee that gets classified information from the President?

The thread isn't a sorry spectacle just because some posters on it are desperately trying to defend Clapper (no doubt because Clapper's conduct and that of the NSA reflects on Obama). I*'ve already seen on another thread that President Obama is so great for being willing and able to clean up Bush's mess. Five years after inauguration and the NSA's current behavior is still Bush's fault.

And people don't think we have the government that we deserve.

Of course, with posters, it's hard to tell who is genuinely in love and who is on the payroll of one government or political entity or another. (Bill Maher: He's not your boyfriend.) I'm sure each of us has his or her guesses, though.