NSA spying on US Citizens

[August]

Originally Posted by PeriscopeDepth

Briefing Congressional leaders does not mean he was acting with the authority of the legislative behind him.

PD

Which returns us to the question of why, after 4 whole years, is it now suddenly a big deal.

I'd venture to say that if there was the slightest hint of actual impropriety it would have been used against Bush in the last presidential election.

"Tempest in a teapot" i believe is the proper political term for this issue.