Kevin Drum writes:

I'm also more tired than you can imagine of his [Gonzales] constant invocation of presidents from Washington to Roosevelt who authorized warrantless surveillance in wartime. All of that happened before FISA was passed in 1978 and is completely meaningless. And he knows it.

Indeed. Also, it used to be OK to not pay income taxes -- you know, before the creation and enforcement of such a tax.

Idiots, just idiots.