Fear and Loathing

Here's an interesting parallel: while Bush's approval writings hover around 31%, a poll recently done by the Washington Post shows that around 63% of Americans approve of the NSA's campaign to track and monitor phone calls within the US. This comes amidst corruption charges and the resignation of CIA executive director Kyle Foggo. These are interesting times: while the Bush government seems to keep falling apart, there is still enough residual fear in this country to support its intrusive and extreme security measures. Also, take a look at Fred Kaplan's thoughtful take on it in Slate