Plain truth, please.

Sen. Jay Rockefeller:

"For the last few days, I have witnessed the President, the Vice President, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney General repeatedly misrepresent the facts.

"The record needs to be set clear that the Administration never afforded members briefed on the program an opportunity to either approve or disapprove the NSA program. The limited members who were told of the program were prohibited by the Administration from sharing any information about it with our colleagues, including other members of the Intelligence Committees.

The DNC blog has Reid and Pelosi.

Fair enough, I suppose, but not quite far enough.

While I understand that our leaders must sometimes be more circumspect than rabble like myself, the unnecessary and unconstitutional violation of the 4th Amendment rights of Americans by George W. Bush doesn't deserve the cover provided by phrases like "repeatedly misrepresents the facts" or "very misleading impression."

The President is a liar. And a criminal. And it's time to say so plainly.

And, oh yeah, he's absolutely the