Which reminds me of the the ultimate Joe Klein moment, his bizarre pseudo-defense of all of this.
"[I will] have a lot more to say on this (NSA) issue next week -- but first I have to learn more about it."
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"The notion of calling it wiretapping is questionable, I think, although I'm still not entirely sure."
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"People like me who favor this program don't yet know enough about it yet. Those opposed to it know even less -- and certainly less than I do."