Senate intelligence chair endorses domestic spying ... [the same chair who is blocking the investigation into Doug Feith's OSP pre-war intelligence?!]

Excite News: "Senate intelligence chair endorses domestic spying | Feb 3, 5:10 PM (ET)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican chairman of the Senate intelligence committee on Friday endorsed President George W. Bush's domestic surveillance program and said the White House was right to inform only a handful of lawmakers about its existence.

In a letter to the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas expressed 'strong support' for a program that has raised an outcry from Democrats and some Republicans who believe Bush may have overstepped his authority. The panel is to hear testimony Monday from Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on the issue.

Roberts said he believes Bush's use of warrantless surveillance is legal, necessary, reasonable and within the president's powers." ...