51% Dems, 57% Indies 81% GOP

While the NY Post wonders, along with many of us if the Times is declaring “if this be treason, make the most of it”, and the Chicago Tribute declares that (gasp!) President Bush did not lie to get us into war, (On Nov. 20, the Tribune began an inquest: We set out to assess the Bush administration’s arguments for war in Iraq. We have weighed each of those nine arguments against the findings of subsequent official investigations by the 9/11 Commission, the Senate Intelligence Committee and others. . . . After reassessing the administration’s nine arguments for war, we do not see the conspiracy to mislead that many critics allege…) here is an interesting tidbit:

It seems, according to this Rasmussen poll, that Americans are much more sensible about spying on terrorists than the NY Times or the WaPo would believe.

Sixty-four percent (64%) of Americans believe the National Security Agency (NSA) should be allowed to intercept telephone conversations between terrorism suspects in other countries and people living in the United States. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that just 23% disagree.

Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Americans say they are following the NSA story somewhat or very closely.

Just 26% believe President Bush is the first to authorize a program like the one currently in the news.

Eighty-one percent (81%) of Republicans believe the NSA should be allowed to listen in on conversations between terror suspects and people living in the United States. That view is shared by 51% of Democrats and 57% of those not affiliated with either major political party.

Smart Democrats might finally start denouncing the Times’ disclosure of classified information. They might vote to put the Patriot Act back in place.

It occurs to me that over a year ago I was writing about Democrats and the NY Times seeming to be spinning out of control – it’s only gotten worse. It makes me very sad. We need a healthy two-party system, not this madness.