Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Fournier Blames White House

National Journal's Ron Fournier really has got his panties in a twist. Let me quote for you the opening and closing paragraphs of his latest column, the topic of which is government eavesdropping:
They spied on you. They lied to the Senate. They seized telephone records from the Associated Press and considered criminalizing investigative journalism at Fox News. What else can the U.S. intelligence community do to destroy its credibility, curb civil liberties, and ultimately undermine U.S. security? Spy on Congress.

They spied on you and lied about it. Now they may have spied on Congress. Wittingly or not, for legitimate reasons or not, the actions of the intelligence community and the White House (emphasis added) have compromised national security.