Another burried lead in a Yahoo/AP story...The lousy reporter neglects to include this quote from a sitting FISA judge for several paragraphs.

And then (nerve of all nerves) entirely neglects to mention Fungua's precience 6 long years ago with his aptly worded protest sign at Bush's first inauguration.

Judges Back Bill Examining Domestic Spying - Yahoo! News: "The judges stressed that they were not offering their views on the NSA operation, which they said they knew nothing about.

But they said the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has operated capably for 28 years and is fully able to protect civil liberties and give the administration all the speed and flexibility it needs to execute the war on terror.

The administration contends the president has inherent war powers under the Constitution to order eavesdropping without warrants.

'I am very wary of inherent authority' claimed by presidents, testified U.S. Magistrate Judge Allan Kornblum. 'It sounds very much like King George.'"