The latest attacks on W are shameful....

These posts on The Corner pretty well crystallize what I've been thinking about the spying relevations, etc.

From Mark Levin:

Finally, with allegations of lying about pre-war intelligence, exposing prison "rendition" in Europe, demanding withdrawal from Iraq, undermining aggressive interrogation of al-Qaeda terrorists, killing key aspects of the Patriot Act, and now eavesdropping, is it just me, or is there an unrelenting attack on core aspects of our post-9/11 homeland security efforts? I have no doubt we will win the war on terrorism overseas, as long as we succeed in overcoming the same domestic elements--among them, media, academia, anti-war left--which brought defeat in Vietnam. After all, 9/11 was no distant act of war, the polls indicate the American people see much of this as partisan politics by the Democrats, and it reinforces the view that Democrats are weak on national security.

Perhaps it's time to more aggressively scrutinize the motives and tactics of the war's opponents--rather than mostly react to their allegations. So far, the opponents have largely received a pass. It is often assumed that they mean well, that they want us to win the war, that they would never put politics before country, and so forth. Yet, many on the Left--including Democrat leaders in Congress--feel no similar obligation when they accuse the president of lying, authorizing torture, and violating the Constitution. Besides, they are undermining our war effort.

And Michael Ledeen:

Mark:

How right you are. It reminds me of the outrage expressed by Senator Kennedy when news of the mining of the Nicaraguan harbors (with non-lethal devices) broke in the press. The State Dept guy in charge of Latin America at the time, Tony Motley, sat and listened to TK emote for a while and then said "just remember one thing, Senator. More people died at Chappaquiddick than in Puerta Managua." Of course the committee had been briefed over and over again, but the press wasn't interested in pointing fingers at the Democratic legislators, any more than they are today.

People with children and spouses fighting terrorists around the world have no trouble understanding what is going on here; it's a systematic attempt to destroy the Bush presidency, regardless of the cost to the nation or to the cause of liberty on the planet. It's disgusting.