Yes, that's right. Illegal spying is not the concern of the Justice Department. Who blew the whistle is.

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the leak of classified information about President Bush's secret domestic spying program, Justice officials said Friday.

The officials, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the probe, said the inquiry will focus on disclosures to The New York Times about warrantless surveillance conducted by the National Security Agency since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

They always have their priorities straight: President first, Constitution second, nation ... well, down there a bit.

Apparently, leaking is only a problem if BushCo gets caught with their greedy mitts in the civil liberties jar. When a covert CIA agent's identity is leaked for political vendetta, well, all's fair in defending God and GOP, right?

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle said in an article printed last week on the op-ed page of The Washington Post that Congress explicitly denied a White House request for war-making authority in the United States.

"This last-minute change would have given the president broad authority to exercise expansive powers not just overseas ... but right here in the United States, potentially against American citizens," Daschle wrote.

Of course, quaint notions of freedom within the United States are dismissed by BushCo.

The administration formally defended its domestic spying program in a letter to Congress last week, saying the nation's security outweighs privacy concerns of individuals who are monitored.

Yes, like vegans and gays and them anti-war protesters. How are we gonna spread democracy all over the world if people keep insisting on democracy at home?

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