Strong Support For NSA Spying
A Rassmussen survey reveals that almost three times more Americans support President Bush's use of NSA surveillance on domestic terror suspects than don't -- 64% say it's OK, 23% say it's not.
Americablog, a premier lefty ranter, tries to spin this as bad numbers for Bush:
But I agree -- something is up. And here's what it is: The report also showed that just 51% of Dems believe the NSA should be allowed to monitor communications between terrorists overseas and people living in the United States. That's not even a real majority given potential sampling errors.
By comparison, Reps weigh in with an 81% "yes" on this question.
The question did not factor in whether or not a FISA warrant was obtained -- half the Dems just flat out believe NSA shouldn't be listening in on domestic terror suspects, period.
What's the deal with half the Dems putting the privacy of people who are communicating directly with al Qaeda over national security?
Because they didn't wail over the Clintons having FBI files on their enemies -- a much worse breach of privacy -- I can only assume that they don't accept that we're at war. They've forgotted 9/11, the Cole, the African embassies, the barracks in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon, the attempts to bomb numerous targets in the US, the Iranian nuclear program, and so much more.
They think Bush just made the whole thing up. That would be OK if there were a couple hundred people who felt that way -- but half the Democrats? That bodes badly for the Democrats. I hope. If not, it bodes very, very badly for America.
Americablog, a premier lefty ranter, tries to spin this as bad numbers for Bush:
That number should have been in the 90 percentile and up, Americans who support the NSA eavesdropping on conversations with suspected terrorists. Yet it was only in the low 60s. Something's up.That's naeve. Nothing hits 90% in these divisive days, not even motherhood and apple pie.
But I agree -- something is up. And here's what it is: The report also showed that just 51% of Dems believe the NSA should be allowed to monitor communications between terrorists overseas and people living in the United States. That's not even a real majority given potential sampling errors.
By comparison, Reps weigh in with an 81% "yes" on this question.
The question did not factor in whether or not a FISA warrant was obtained -- half the Dems just flat out believe NSA shouldn't be listening in on domestic terror suspects, period.
What's the deal with half the Dems putting the privacy of people who are communicating directly with al Qaeda over national security?
Because they didn't wail over the Clintons having FBI files on their enemies -- a much worse breach of privacy -- I can only assume that they don't accept that we're at war. They've forgotted 9/11, the Cole, the African embassies, the barracks in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon, the attempts to bomb numerous targets in the US, the Iranian nuclear program, and so much more.
They think Bush just made the whole thing up. That would be OK if there were a couple hundred people who felt that way -- but half the Democrats? That bodes badly for the Democrats. I hope. If not, it bodes very, very badly for America.
posted by Laer at 9:38 PM
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