I can never resist an alliterative headline.

Russ is almost always right, and in this case he's right on the money.

This morning, the Senate starts debating legislation to expand the government's surveillance powers.

Unfortunately, the bill we are going to be considering is the one
reported out by the Senate Intelligence Committee in October, S. 2248.
It did not have to be this way. Thirteen Senators joined me last week
in asking the Majority Leader to instead bring up a bill that includes the changes approved by the Judiciary Committee
last month. That bill, while not perfect by any means, was the product
of an open process and heeded the advice of many experts and advocates
to provide greater protection for the international communications of
innocent Americans. And, unlike the Intelligence Committee bill, the
Judiciary bill does not provide automatic, retroactive immunity for
companies alleged to have cooperated with the administration's illegal
warrantless wiretapping program.

Read more at the TPM Cafe.