The creatures outside looked from pig to man

[Fading Captain]

and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/us/16nsa.html?_r=1

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[SemiCharmedQuark]

1. What the hell are you talking about?

The article is about BUSH'S NSA exceeding its limits.

[MADem]

3. His reference is to the book ANIMAL FARM. nt

[SemiCharmedQuark]

4. I got the reference, but I do not get his use of "Rethuglicanlite Underground".

Rhetoric like that suggests this was a Democratic mistake. It's not.

[Uzybone]

5. I guess the OP is calling DU republican lite

[MADem]

7. Oh, sorry--I thought it was the subject quote that was the source of confusion. I could

see how it would be, absent much context.

I didn't really understand the point of that latter phrase, either.

I think the OP doesn't think this forum is sufficiently "left-ish" enough. You know, like the Democratic Party is weighted to the left of (not to pick on him) Dennis Kucinich. In fact, the range is quite broad--on the other side are the Caseys and the Murthas. And there are a load of people in the great big mushy middle.

If he'd read the whole article, it points out that AG Holder has a handle on the issue, and is taking action. Nothing "Rethug" about that, really.

[MADem]

2. I think we are in better shape than we would have been if Bush got, say, a THIRD term

The Justice Department, in response to inquiries from The New York Times, acknowledged Wednesday night that there had been problems with the N.S.A. surveillance operation, but said they had been resolved.

As part of a periodic review of the agency’s activities, the department “detected issues that raised concerns,” it said. Justice Department officials then “took comprehensive steps to correct the situation and bring the program into compliance” with the law and court orders, the statement said. It added that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. went to the national security court to seek a renewal of the surveillance program only after new safeguards were put in place.

In a statement on Wednesday night, the N.S.A. said that its “intelligence operations, including programs for collection and analysis, are in strict accordance with U.S. laws and regulations.” The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which oversees the intelligence community, did not address specific aspects of the surveillance problems but said in a statement that “when inadvertent mistakes are made, we take it very seriously and work immediately to correct them.”

The questions may not be settled yet. Intelligence officials say they are still examining the scope of the N.S.A. practices, and Congressional investigators say they hope to determine if any violations of Americans’ privacy occurred. It is not clear to what extent the agency may have actively listened in on conversations or read e-mail messages of Americans without proper court authority, rather than simply obtained access to them.



They're not sweeping this under the rug. I am hopeful.

[WeDidIt]

6. All I can think of is...

[Vickers]

8. Your concern is noted.

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