As you very likely know by now, the New York Times published an article exposing a legally-questionable bank record collection program conducted by the Bush Administration. The right-wing is in a fury at the Times piece.
Assuming that Bush is only interested in fighting terrorism and not conducing propaganda or squelching political opposition with this program, which we can't confirm because the bank records are not collected under judicial oversight, the right-wing is lashing out at the times for exposing anti-terror strategy. (I highly recommend James Wolcott's hilarious piece about their hyperbole and ad hominem attacks). Bush and the cabal have all but accused the Times of treason.
However, if George Bush, Dick Cheney and Alberto Gonzalez want to scream at the New York Times until vessels pop in their heads, they may want to first think about what attention to this topic will expose about their credibility and anti-terror track record with financial information. Bush's record shows he chose his pal's profits over national security.
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