Ron Wyden and Mark Udall have been talking about it for years; Ron Wyden in particular went to the floor of the senate and talked about how the American people would be shocked if they knew how the PATRIOT Act was being interpreted.

I'm a big Udall supporter and I have to say that I wish you were right about them trying to capitalize on this but its as if Senator Udall makes a point of NOT mentioning his positions on this issue in his reelection campaigning. He probably has pollsters who tell him this isn't the stuff to emphasize but I wish he made a bigger deal of it at home.

That being said, this letter has pushed me over the edge for making a large contribution to his campaign.

At least two of these three senators have been yelling into the wind about NSA abuses for around a decade. But sure, jump on to the Internet and spout nonsense if it makes you feel better about your government turning into a surveillance state.