I’d never thought I’d say this, but… somebody get Dick Cheney on message!
Alberto Gonzales and the administration have gone to great pains to say that the March 2004 hospital showdown was not about the Terrorist Surveillance Program — no, it was about “other intelligence activities.” And the Terrorist Surveillance Program is a phrase, they’ve said, that refers very narrowly to the surveillance activities confirmed by the President in December of 2005.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=180237