I'm with Representative Ed Markey (D-MA) on this:
"While I am pleased that President Bush finally has conceded that the domestic surveillance program should be subjected to FISA Court scrutiny, this should not exempt the secret program from thorough congressional scrutiny. The closed-door deal reached with Senator Specter should be the beginning of full congressional review of the program and any legislation that is based on the agreement, not the end of the story. President Bush's 'take it, or leave it' position is counter-productive and contrary to our system of checks and balances. The secret domestic surveillance program has operated in the shadows – now is the time for the courts and the Congress to shed some light on it."
Any deal (like Spector's agreement with Bush) that gets the current Administration out of trouble while allowing this cabal of crooks and thieves to continue to escape from thorough legislative scrutiny is a loss for liberty.
It is far past time to start the impeachment hearings.