Condi on Faux can't explain why court approval

[Timefortruth]

couldn't have been obtained, she would only say the President had the authority. Then 9/11, 9/11 on and on.

It's strange that she didn't have an answer for a question that wouldn't have been asked unless it was approved in advance.

[pinto]

1. Hoist them on their own petard. "You could always get a warrant, had

a 72 hour window - unquestioned for that time period - why not use the tools you had available? What's the importance of a warrant-less search in this situation, unless it's the absence of a warrant itself?"

Sure seems to make sense to me.