Dozen Plus Revealed NSA Program

The administration's attempt to make the leak the issue has been complicated by James Risen's contention that more than a dozen officials blew the whistle on the illegal NSA activity. The weight of the administration on the shoulders of one leaker might be enough but if there are more the task becomes exponentially more difficult for the President and his handlers (especially if the whistle blowers were not acting in collusion with one another). The usual character assassination, no matter how effectively it's disseminated by Fox News and talk radio, will be difficult if a dozen men and women of conscience make their voices heard en masse.