Senate Rolls Ever, Plays Dead for Bush

Once again the Senate Intelligence Committee abdicates its responsibility, this time by refusing to investigate the illegal NSA program. Not only is it okay for the president to break the law, it's now fine to let him continue to do so. A huge mistake to give imperial powers to the executive without a whimper and a huge win for the president. From this point forward it will be impossible to hold him accountable for breaking the law: he's just made them all accomplices in the matter.