Please stop eating the paste, Mr. Attorney General...

This little exchange occurred last week, during hearings meant to determine whether or not our President lawfully authorized wiretaps as part of a "domestic spying" program. I know that Mr. Gonzales misspoke, but I still find it very humorous.

By the way, a quick check of the record shows that no President that the AG mentioned was responsible for complying with an act (public law) that was passed in 1978.

GRASSLEY: I think that as the American public hears examples of how Democrat presidents and Republican presidents alike have done similar things, they may begin to see this program in a different light, particularly in regard to the president's over 225 years' use of the exercise of the power of commander in chief.

GONZALES: I gave in my opening statement, Senator, examples where President Washington, President Lincoln, President Wilson, President Roosevelt have all authorized electronic surveillance of the enemy on a far broader scale -- far broader -- without any kind of probable cause standard, all communications in and out of the country.

So, basically, we can all give thanks that the following conflicts were ended with great assistance from electronic surveillance: World War II; World War I; The Civil War; and, most importantly, we would not be a nation today were it not for George Washington's use of electronic surveillance to end The Revolutionary War. Why has the left wing conspiracy kept this from the history books?

For the record, I'm all for the elimination of actual terrorist threats to America--or to any country, for that matter. What stinks about this "domestic spying" mess is that it seems to be yet another example of the current administration's total disregard for legal process. What they need to learn is that they still need to follow certain rules and laws, regardless of the fact that they control the House and Senate.