Dean's World -Bush wrong on wiretaps -: "President Bush claims that he is only using this against 'people with known links to al-Qaeda and related terrorist organizations'. This wouldn’t be a huge problem. Indeed, our system gives him the right and ability to do just that—through a law called FISA (Ezra Klein has more). The problem is that Bush has no one looking over his shoulder to make sure he isn’t abusing his power. We have to take the President’s word that he’s being responsible. Taking a President’s own word is using his power justly is the very antithesis of what it means to be an American."

Andrew at Dean's World has a good description of why Pres. Bush is wrong; though he doesn't mention it was Clinton who got the power.

Political folk should expect the opposition to get, and use, the power they support the gov't in having.