Senatorial Meddling

From the editors of National Review Online:

...Monday's debate — veering as it did into territory having nothing to do with the NSA program, or else into questions about operational details that Gonzales could not disclose without compromising the program's effectiveness — provided a perfect illustration of what it looks like when national security is subjected to the convoluted maneuverings of legislative bodies. As though to draw attention to the glacial speed at which it works, the Judiciary Committee did not adjourn without expressing its wish to bring Gonzales back next week for more of the same. Thankfully, the surveillance that could block a repeat of 9/11 does not depend on its actions.