Patriots to Restore Checks and Balances

Sounds like some right wing group put together to smear a prominent Democratic politician, right? Well, it is a right wing group, but this one has been put together to call attention to Bush's illegal NSA domestic spying program. They are calling for Congressional hearing on the program. From their press release:

"Public hearings on this issue are essential to addressing the serious concerns raised by alarming revelations of NSA electronic eavesdropping." -- Grover Norquist, president, Americans for Tax Reform

Wow, Bush has even lost Grover freaking Norquist on illegal domestic spying.

Can it be long before we see television ads portraying Sally, a soccer mom from Iowa whose e-mail with an electronic pen pal in Saudi Arabia whom she met playing internet backgammon was tapped, being visited by jack booted thugs from the NSA. They'll detain Sally without the benefit of council, Jose Padilla style, for three months before they determine she isn't a threat.

I'll kick in a few dollars to get those ads run.