WHEW!

Newsweek Poll: Americans Wary of NSA Surveillance

Has the Bush administration gone too far in expanding the powers of the President to fight terrorism? Yes, say a majority of Americans, following this week’s revelation that the National Security Agency has been secretly collecting the phone records of U.S. citizens since the September 11 terrorist attacks. According to the latest NEWSWEEK poll, 53 percent of Americans think the NSA’s surveillance program “goes too far in invading people’s privacy,” while 41 percent see it as a necessary tool to combat terrorism.

Thank goodness it isn't as bad as I thought. An issue that I don't hear discussed too much is the lack of trust people have in Bush - or at least I think people have (42 percent of Americans believe he is honest and ethical). This lack of trust makes it much harder to implement programs like the NSA wiretapping, even if people think it might be a good idea in theory.