"If the American public, especially civil libertarians like myself, could be more informed about how careful the government is to protect our privacy while still protecting us from attacks, we'd be more reassured," said Lanny Davis , a former Clinton White House lawyer who is the board's lone liberal Democrat.Yeah, the commission was appointed by Bush and the Republican Congress but Davis, a former Clintonite, is hardly a rubber stamp. Opined Captain Ed,
After all, having a former Clinton aide wish he could reveal more about a secret program to reassure people of the good work done by it rather than to torpedo the Bush administration should raise some eyebrows among the paranoid. .Paranoid might be too strong a generalization, since anyone genuinely concerned about protecting the Constitution and civil liberties is OK in my book. The paranoia mainly came from moonbats who if given absolute power would just as soon throw conservatives into a lion's den for being conservative that made it a joke.
At any rate, one of the reasons speculated for Pelosi's snub of Rep Jane Harmon for the House Intelligence Committee Chairmanship was her steadfast refusal to jump on that hyperbolic train after she was briefed on the program (ie, didn't help leak it to the NYT). Based on this report it appears she had good reason--they went a long way to protect civil liberties and, oh yeah, the program was necessary. Only when people stop to realize we're still an active target can they adequately appreciate that fact.
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