One More FISA Story

I read this tidy summary of the FISA bill passed last week, not thinking much of it, until I noticed the byline -- this story about how the telecoms would not be punished, and Bush has managed to legalize his completely illegal wiretapping over the past seven years, was written by Eric Lichtblau, one of the two guys that won a Pulitzer uncovering it all for the NYT in the first place.

For, as it turns out, absolutely nothing:

"The vote came two and a half years after public disclosure of the wiretapping program set off a fierce national debate over the balance between protecting the country from another terrorist strike and ensuring civil liberties. The final outcome in Congress, which opponents of the surveillance measure had conceded for weeks, seemed almost anticlimactic in contrast."

Thanks anyway, dude, hope you enjoyed the Pulitzer.