Talking Points Memo has this: last week, US Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell was giving an interview to a Texas newspaper, and when asked about the upcoming Congressional debate over wiretapping, he said the result of having a public debate over the legislation would be that:
“…some Americans are going to die.”
Indeed. As one of the comments on the post sagely quotes:
“You can’t handle the truth! Son, we live in a world that has walls. And those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who’s gonna do it? You? … You don’t want the truth. Because deep down, in places you don’t talk about at parties, you want me on that wall. You need me on that wall.“
I suspect these words will at some point be delivered by the Vice President.
