John Yoo says high tech communication is THE BEST WAY to find al Qaeda operatives.

Soon to come, Frank Ricci.

The circumstances surrounding the start date and initial approval date of the domestic spying program are getting more and more confusing.

Feingold: Caperton v. Massey.

Sotomayor back, Leahy reading a letter of some sort. There was some confusion bc Leahy’s mike didn’t work. Franken let Leahy use his. I think it was Sessions who joked it was the fastest rise of a Senator ever, suggesting Franken was taking over as Chair.

We’ve know what the “Other Intelligence Activities” referenced in the IG Report were for years. What the IG Report confirms, however, is that these aspects of the program were the ones that disturbed Comey and Goldsmith.

We’ll have four Dems in a row: Klobuchar, Kaufman, Specter, and Senator Al Franken (!).

What the hell, somebody had to write a post with this title, why not me? And fear not fearless readers, I intend to deliver on all elements promised.

I’m worried about the way that Sotomayor answered a question on “unreasonable search and seizure.” But I’m heartened by her answer to a Korematsu question.

Schumer up.