Legal and public support

Apparently, the Bush administration doesn't care about the difference. As long as the public supports them, they can blame the courts for not caring about the war rather than protecting every American's civil liberties.

And here's more lies:

Karl Rove, the president's deputy chief of staff, spoke at length to the Republican National Committee on the monitoring. "Let me be as clear as I can be," he said. "President Bush believes if Al Qaeda is calling somebody in America, it is in our national security interest to know who they are calling and why.

"Some important Democrats clearly disagree," he said, referring to a full-page ad in Friday's New York Times calling on Bush to leave office.

Democrats, too, believe that if Al Qaeda calls Americans, that the conversation should be tapped and monitored. They just think the proper warrants should be issued to monitor the calls so any evidence discovered will be admissible in court. Democrats also believe that Americans not talking to Al Qaeda shouldn't have to wonder if the government is listening to them.

I'd really like to see the media provide some response to these baseless allegations.