Kerry's decision- Hey, my commentary was published!

[wisteria]

However, his decision not to run in what is shaping up to be a three-ring circus is probably the smartest thing to do right now. Now he doesn't have to worry about omitting a word from a sentence. He has more important things to focus on like bringing our fighting men and women home from Iraq. This is a lofty goal, and he takes it on because he cares about America and our soldiers.






A great opportunity for America was lost in 2004 when Sen. Kerry lost his bid for the presidency, and we are out another chance to get it right -- for now. The senator, however, is going to continue to fight to get it right for America.



http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07031/758058-110.stm

[beachmom]

1. Awesome, Wisteria! Great job. n/t

[sandnsea]

2. Congrats!!

Nice letter, I hope it made a lot of people think.

[MH1]

3. Excellent!

:yourock:

[blm]

4. Thankyou, wisteria...thankyou, compatriot.

.

[wisteria]

5. Thanks everyone. I appreciate it! My hope is others will see what a great guy he is. n/t

[dwahzon]

6. Great job! n/t

[dwahzon]

7. Check out the othter LTTE in the Post-Gazette

This one appears 2 below wisteria's.

We are using lawful tools to fight terrorism


Because your Jan. 19 editorial ("Spy Reversal") on the Terrorist Surveillance Program (TSP) and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) may have left readers with some inaccurate impressions, I offer the following response:

First, the TSP falls well within the president's constitutional authority, recognized and supplemented by Congress in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, to protect Americans by intercepting the international communications of a lethal enemy.

Second, the Justice Department began exploring options for FISC approval for the collection of international al-Qaida communications into and out of the United States in the spring of 2005, well before the first press accounts disclosing the existence of the TSP. It took considerable time and effort, however, for the government to develop this new approach, which has the speed and agility offered by the TSP, and for a judge of the FISC to consider and approve these orders. The new FISC orders are innovative and complex, but the result is that any electronic surveillance that may have occurred previously under the TSP will now be subject to the approval of the FISC. Accordingly, under these circumstances, the president has determined not to reauthorize the TSP when the current authorization expires.

Third, the attorney general directed department officials to brief the Senate and House Intelligence committees, as well as other key members of Congress, on the new orders. Although the existence of these orders has been made public, the contents of the orders remain highly classified. The disclosure of such information could reveal to our enemies aspects of our intelligence capabilities and allow them to evade detection.

The intelligence community has confirmed the value of the TSP in providing us information we would not otherwise have had and that these new orders will fulfill that critical function. The attorney general and the Justice Department are committed to fighting terrorism and using all lawful tools to protect our nation in a manner that respects and preserves the civil liberties of all Americans.


TASIA SCOLINOS
Director of Public Affairs
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.

Looks like the stuff of a lengthy blog post for someone.

[wisteria]

8. Oh, go to it. It should be countered.TSP was up and up an authorized

by Congress?

[globalvillage]

9. I opened the paper this morning to the editorial page

and the first thing I noticed was your LTTE!

You rock!

[wisteria]

10. Thank you. n/t

[_dynamicdems]

11. Nice job! Congratulations!

People are going to read that and think. It was far more intelligent and thoughtful a commentary than people are used to reading about Senator Kerry.

:yourock:

[MBS]

12. thanks, Wisteria! n/t

[PresidentObama]

13. Nice work wisteria!!

Kerry's got bigger fish to fry then the three-ring circus!

:applause:

[ProSense]

14. Excellent comment!

Congrats Wisteria.