Daily Briefing: Praise the Lord, FISA the Light
*Bushadmin: J/K everyone, FISA can totally have jurisdiction over the illegal secret wiretapping program. Please don't yell atAlberto Gonzalestoo much today, Senate Judiciary Committee. [ NYT , WP ]
* The Bush legacy would've probably been something about creeping executive power, but lately he's been conceding it to everyone. [ NYT , WP ]
* A "bipartisan" (read: involvingChuck Hagel) group of Senators prepared a useless symbolic resolution opposing THE SURGE in Iraq.Clintonwants to get tougher, withhold funds, giveJohn Edwardsa wedgie. [ WP , WP ]
* NYT prints dumbest lede this week: "The climate here has definitely changed." [ NYT ]
*Condi Riceis in Berlin chatting about Israel and Palestine with German chancellorAngela Merkel. What Rice learned out there: people be sick of getting blown up. [ CNN ]
*Barack Obamawill need to be careful about staying fresh, beloved over these next two years. [ NYT ]
* Everyone's got an "exploratory committee." Except Clinton, who might see her fundraising ability sonned by the early adapters. [ WP ]
* Ethics reform legislation stalls in Senate. Pig to have to find alternate source of lipstick. [ NYT ]