WH, Specter and Leahy reaction to new Nsa story from UsaToday:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-05-10-nsa_x.htm

REACTION
From the White House:
The White House defended its overall eavesdropping program and said no domestic surveillance is conducted without court approval.
''The intelligence activities undertaken by the United States government are lawful, necessary and required to protect Americans from terrorist attacks,'' said Dana Perino, the deputy White House press secretary, who added that appropriate members of Congress have been briefed on intelligence activities.

From Capitol Hill:
Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he would call the phone companies to appear before the panel ''to find out exactly what is going on.''

Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the ranking Democrat on the panel, sounded incredulous about the latest report and railed against what he called a lack of congressional oversight. He argued that the media was doing the job of Congress.
''Are you telling me that tens of millions of Americans are involved with al Qaeda?'' Leahy asked. ''These are tens of millions of Americans who are not suspected of anything ... Where does it stop?''
The Democrat, who at one point held up a copy of the newspaper, added: ''Shame on us for being so far behind and being so willing to rubber stamp anything this administration does. We ought to fold our tents.''

The report came as the former NSA director, Gen. Michael Hayden - Bush's choice to take over leadership of the CIA - had been scheduled to visit lawmakers on Capitol Hill Thursday. However, the meetings with Republican Sens. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska were postponed at the request of the White House, said congressional aides in the two Senate offices.

Source: The Associated Press

'Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he would call the phone companies to appear before the panel to "find out exactly what is going on."'

'Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the ranking Democrat on the panel, sounded incredulous:
"Are you telling me that tens of millions of Americans are involved with al Qaeda?" Leahy asked. "These are tens of millions of Americans who are not suspected of anything ... Where does it stop?"
The Democrat, who at one point held up a copy of the newspaper, added: "Shame on us for being so far behind and being so willing to rubber stamp anything this administration does. We ought to fold our tents."'

It may be too late already, Senator. Where the hell have you all been?

Apparently you've missed some of his work on this. Here's a sample from a quick Google search-

As Domestic Spying Hearing Looms,
Leahy Renews Request
For Key Documents On Domestic Spying Policy
http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200602/020206a.html

Sen Leahy rebuffs WH defense of NSA spy program
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/jan-june06/leahy_1-23.html

Senators challenge Gonzales on spying
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/06/nsa.gonzales/index.html

Mr. President, it is time to have checks and balances in this country.” So spoke Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, as he filibustered reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act’s surveillance provisions. It was The New York Times’ revelation that the National Security Agency, or NSA, was eavesdropping on telephone calls and e-mails far beyond its long-standing watch on foreign entities that so provoked Sen. Leahy.
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2005/12/19/license_to_spy.php

...the shrub's administration. They SHOULD either "fold their tents" or get their sorry asses in gear!

And I missed it. I was out.

Because YOU and your CHICKENSHIT FRIENDS on the Hill won't do ANYTHING to stop it.

Show some COURAGE, or give up your job. Today.

There are examples in Post 8

Democrats did exactly that in 2000. Now they need to pitch a few tents...

...(what used to be OUR military) marches right into the capitol building and the federal judiciary, and simply takes over on behalf of this crooked regime claiming some kind of emergency threat from terrorists working on the inside "have made this extreme measure necessary for national security?"

We're getting very close to a showdown point. BushCo has almost no public support left and they are determined to stay in power. Things are about to become very dangerous.

I am sure he's telling everybody just how effective congressional oversight has been on the
Bush administration.