Feingold’s Folly… Day 2
Texas Senator John Cornyn has the status.
Senator Bill Frist has some thoughts:
Yesterday Democrat Senator Russ Feingold called for a censure of President Bush. The censure reads:
“The United States Senate does hereby censure George W. Bush, President of the United States, and does condemn his unlawful authorization of wiretaps of Americans.”
Senator Feingold is flat wrong and irresponsible.
In fact, when I attempted today to bring this censure resolution to the Senate floor for a vote, the Democrats objected. Proving it is just a shameful political stunt.
The NSA terrorism surveillance of suspected terrorist phone calls is critical in the fight against Al Qaeda and groups that would do America harm.
Somewhere in America today, a radical Islamic terrorist could very well be picking up their phone and receiving a call from their overseas counterpart. They will discuss plots to infiltrate U.S. cities and mount devastating attacks.
Maybe in Nashville, TN. Or, maybe in Madison, WI.
If Russ Feingold had his way, U.S. authorities would do this with the intercepted phone call: hang up.
This policy is about PROTECTING AMERICAN LIVES.
It’s a preventative policy; it’s a pre-emptive policy; and it is a practical policy.
And what a disservice Senator Feingold and his colleagues do by portraying it otherwise. Just another attempt to give purpose to a party with no agenda.
So while the Democrats flock to the TV cameras to grandstand and play politics with national security, we’ll continue to focus on the principle of prevention. And we’ll continue to do whatever it takes to protect American lives.
Well said.