The new watchword is to replace “domestic spying†with “Terrorist Surveillanceâ€. It consisted of a three-pronged assault of the news: Bush speaking at Kansas, A.G. Alberto Gonzales speaking at Georgetown University Law Center, and Karl Rove speaking at the Republican National Committee.
I won’t get into a defense or attack about this issue because it won’t convince anyone—we’ll rationalize our own view even in the face of facts.
Instead I don’t think this new frame will work. To me, at least, “domestic spying†sounds a lot more catchy than “terrorist surveillanceâ€Continue reading