Well, so much for your vast left wing media consipracy, August, Bushy has admitted it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4538286.stm
Also, If a terrorist attack occured and Bush had done everything LEGAL in his power to prevent it, I would not criticize him. You know there is such a thing as POLICE WORK that involves all of those pesky COURTS and RIGHTS. It seems to me all of this spying is an excuse to be lazy and arbitrary, not to protect the US by doing the job right.