Porter Goss, Bush’s hand-picked CIA lackey, has told congress that he thinks reports of illegal spying by the media are undermining domestic security.  Aparently he thinks the FISA courts are too chatty to be trusted with sealed legal rulings on wire taps.  Goss also spewed the party line when he announced that those who leaked the information should be punished.  Perhaps they should just shut down the Crime Stoppers line to report illegal activities by the president.

Even some Republican Congress members are thinking twice about Bush’s recent power grab, but Carl Rove has even threatened them to keep their mouths shut.  According to an article in Insight.com:

 The White House has been twisting arms to ensure that no Republican member votes against President Bush in the Senate Judiciary Committee’s investigation of the administration’s unauthorized wiretapping.

 Congressional sources said Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove has threatened to blacklist any Republican who votes against the president. The sources said the blacklist would mean a halt in any White House political or financial support of senators running for re-election in November.

 "It’s hardball all the way," a senior GOP congressional aide said

Hey, once you are in the mob, it’s hard to get out.