NSA: Poll numbers going up

Look for the Democrats to start beating a hasty retreat on the matter of the NSAs domestic surveillance program as poll numbers show support for the program on the rise. Who knew? Voters apparently want to keep an eye on people in this country who talk to terrorists overseas. The President has staunchly defended the program as a critical component in our national security efforts, has gotten backing from legal authorities over its constitutionality and has seen public support growing as the hyperbole of initial reporting has given way to more reasoned discourse.

The Democrats surely have learned by now that Bush is a careful counter-puncher. He endures the initial assault, lets the furor die down and then comes back with some precision jabs of his own. I'm not sure why they continue to throw undisciplined, wide-looping haymakers at him, only to see their efforts sidestepped. They need to pick their battles more carefully and shed their well-earned image as the "Party of No."