You all remember Specter's "compromise" bill, the one he says the White House reluctantly agreed to in negotations that would allegedly establish real oversight on the NSA programs? Well, Glen Greenwald has a post that analyzes the text of the bill in more detail and reveals that it's even worse than we initially thought. It actually gives the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence the right to end the discovery process without a judge agreeing. This bill is a complete cave in being sold as oversight. It needs to be stopped.
Looks like somebody stuck a pin in the sanctimonious blow fish and he is slowly starting to deflate.
Lately when I hear that Senator Specter has worked out a compromise with the White House, I can't help but picture him as Lando Calrissian in The Empire Strikes Back.
WHITE HOUSE: I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.
Excellent analogy, Jeff.