Very well-written, the editorial takes a "things are okay" view of existing government surveillance of electronic communications of all sorts. It is uncommon for the WSJ and the White House to be on the same side of a conflict, as they are here.
One important issue is raised, with which COTTonLINE agrees. Namely, IRS mistreatment of conservative groups causes anxiety over potential government misuse and abuse of our communications data.
Rapid, decisive clean-up of this IRS misbehavior will go a long ways toward restoring public faith in government possession of individual communication statistics.
