King George continues to say that if the (illegal) wiretapping had existed pre-2001, it could've detected al-Qaeda activity in the U.S. In fact, in today's press conference he stated, "had we had the capacity to listen to the phone calls from those from San Diego elsewhere, we might have gotten information necessary to prevent the attack." [excuse the grammar but it's a direct quote]

The problem with this latest trotted-out excuse is Bush authorized such wiretapping before 9/11.

Look for another slippery excuse to be manufactured very soon.

Oh, and here's another GW whopper from today's press conference: "No American will be allowed to torture anyone anywhere in the world."