Keith Ellison Smacks Down George Will With His Own Words From 2006 On NSA Spying

When conservative columnist George Will suggested on Sunday that a recent National Security Agency (NSA) scandal was made worse because President Barack Obama could not be trusted, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) was ready with column Will had written in 2006 to make the point that it was not just an "Obama problem."

By David Edwards

06/09/13 11:20 am

2006 column excoriating President George W. Bush's administration for using the NSA to spy on Americans' phone calls without a warrant and without congressional oversight.

"Besides, terrorism is not the only new danger of this era," Will wrote. "Another is the administration's argument that because the president is commander in chief, he is the 'sole organ for the nation in foreign affairs.'"

"You were talking about George Bush as that time," Ellison pointed out. "You know, George, I actually don't disagree with much you said. My only problem is, you can't make this an Obama problem. This is an executive problem."

Keith Ellison Smacks Down George Will With His Own Words From 2006 On NSA Spying

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