Op-Ed Columnist: Who Gets It?

" [T]he Bush people really are Nixonian. The bogus security investigation over Ron Suskind's 'The Price of Loyalty,' like the outing of Valerie Plame, shows the lengths they're willing to go to in intimidating their critics. (In the case of Paul O'Neill, alas, the intimidation seems to be working.)"

And with the Total Information Awareness system in place, the government doesn't even have to explain its wiretaps! No need for plumbers, we're working for the security of the country!