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While outrage in Europe grows over reports of the NSA spying on its citizens and public figures, some in Congress have struck a less conciliatory tone, with a key GOP congressman saying Sunday that foreign publics should be grateful - not angry - because America s spying keeps them safe. Rep stanley bottles . Mike Rogers, R-Mich., appears on the March 24th edition of Face the Nation. CBS News stanley kubek If the French citizens knew exactly what that was about, they would be applauding and popping champagne corks. It s a good thing. It keeps the French safe. It keeps the U.S. safe. It keeps our European allies safe, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, told CNN. This whole notion that we re going to go after each other on what is really legitimate protection of nation-state interest, I think is disingenuous. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., lodged a similarly forc stanley drinking cup eful defense of the NSA s spying on NBC s Meet the Press, arguing the president should stop apologizing about U.S. surveillance practices. The president should stop apologizing, stop being defensive, he said. The reality is the NSA has saved thousands of lives not just in the United States but in France, Germany and throughout Europe. Some in Congress, however, offered a more diplomatically cautious response. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., admitted Sunday on CBS Fa Rbzv Hillary s New Match
Sen. Hillary Clinton s advisers say there has been a delayed backlash against Sen. Barack Obama from the first Democratic presidential debate last month.The latest USA Today/Gallup Poll seems to bear this out. Clinton has opened up a 15-point lead over Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. She has the support of 38 percent of Democrats and Democrat-leaning voters, up from 31 percent three weeks ago, while Obama has dropped 3 points to 23 percent.Clinton stanley cup strategists trace her widened lead to her strong perform cups stanley anc stanley cup e in the debate--and, in their view, the way Obama faltered in answering a key question about what he would do if America were the target of another 9/11-type attack. The Illinois senator at first didn t specifically call for military retaliation, but Clinton immediately did. People felt that she was sure, she was steady, she was decisive, says a Democratic strategist with close ties to the Clinton campaign. It showed the gap in their experience. After the debate, 41 percent of those watching said Clinton had won, compared with 12 percent each for Obama and John Edwards, according to polls for Clinton made available to U.S. News. More broadly, the issue of experience is becoming increasingly important in the Clinton campaign. Her strategists have concluded that it is a big vulnerability for Obama. People are coming to the realization that being president in this day and age means at any m
While outrage in Europe grows over reports of the NSA spying on its citizens and public figures, some in Congress have struck a less conciliatory tone, with a key GOP congressman saying Sunday that foreign publics should be grateful - not angry - because America s spying keeps them safe. Rep stanley bottles . Mike Rogers, R-Mich., appears on the March 24th edition of Face the Nation. CBS News stanley kubek If the French citizens knew exactly what that was about, they would be applauding and popping champagne corks. It s a good thing. It keeps the French safe. It keeps the U.S. safe. It keeps our European allies safe, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, told CNN. This whole notion that we re going to go after each other on what is really legitimate protection of nation-state interest, I think is disingenuous. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., lodged a similarly forc stanley drinking cup eful defense of the NSA s spying on NBC s Meet the Press, arguing the president should stop apologizing about U.S. surveillance practices. The president should stop apologizing, stop being defensive, he said. The reality is the NSA has saved thousands of lives not just in the United States but in France, Germany and throughout Europe. Some in Congress, however, offered a more diplomatically cautious response. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., admitted Sunday on CBS Fa Rbzv Hillary s New Match
Sen. Hillary Clinton s advisers say there has been a delayed backlash against Sen. Barack Obama from the first Democratic presidential debate last month.The latest USA Today/Gallup Poll seems to bear this out. Clinton has opened up a 15-point lead over Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. She has the support of 38 percent of Democrats and Democrat-leaning voters, up from 31 percent three weeks ago, while Obama has dropped 3 points to 23 percent.Clinton stanley cup strategists trace her widened lead to her strong perform cups stanley anc stanley cup e in the debate--and, in their view, the way Obama faltered in answering a key question about what he would do if America were the target of another 9/11-type attack. The Illinois senator at first didn t specifically call for military retaliation, but Clinton immediately did. People felt that she was sure, she was steady, she was decisive, says a Democratic strategist with close ties to the Clinton campaign. It showed the gap in their experience. After the debate, 41 percent of those watching said Clinton had won, compared with 12 percent each for Obama and John Edwards, according to polls for Clinton made available to U.S. News. More broadly, the issue of experience is becoming increasingly important in the Clinton campaign. Her strategists have concluded that it is a big vulnerability for Obama. People are coming to the realization that being president in this day and age means at any m
