And people coming at it from different angles http://cosmicfingerprints.com/...

People ask Christians the wrong questions. Rephrase as:

"If so, will you treat other practitioners of sexual sin (i.e. fornicators and adulterers) the same way?"

Consider the economic impact (employment, housing, financial) of 9/11. Compare that to the economic impact of the 2008 financial crisis. Our response to 9/11 was labeling whole populations as terrorists, 13 years of foreign war and more restrictions on civilians. Our response to the financial crisis was to rape the taxpayer and begin repealing financial legislation 5 years later so banks can go back to high-stakes gambling.

I say "our" because the buck stops with the voter. Want to see real change, get involved locally and start refusing federal money.

"I can imagine the high-ranking NSA official who instituted the "record all encrypted data we find" policy, on the basis that only people with something to hide would bother"
There are so many legitimate relationships that rely on this. How can the catchall approach not violate HIPAA, doctor-client, lawyer-client, and other such legally protected relationships/mandates? How do you claim compliance? Seems like an easy out for security officers: "We don't patch our systems for things like POODLE in order to help the NSA/CIA identify terrorists."

IRS's footprint within the US Department of the Treasury http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U...

"But I believe the documentation and the findings and conclusions will make clear how this program was morally, legally and administratively misguided, and that this nation should never again engage in these tactics" - Sen. Feinstein

Does morally misguided mean it's still moral? Does legally misguided mean it's still legal?

From top to bottom, if "I believed torture/preemptive strikes/FISA/giving banks a blank check/shooting to kill was the right thing to do.", regardless of how many people die or are violated or how much tax money it costs, then you were merely misguided?

"And, really, theyâ(TM)re not making enough money for me to regain my losses." What kind of losses is he talking about? Given the conclusion of the story, Tom's apology has the same monetary value as Wil's losses.

They don't need all that much access. Here are some nice reports if you want to know what kind of traffic I2 carries - I2 Netflow.