So much for a free press

What have we come to? Congress can't get off their corrupt butts for five years to address the multitude of gross malfeasance committed by the White House but they're pushing through this new "eavesdropping bill" to legitimitize Bush's illegal surveillance at the speed of light. Even worse, they've added a provision to the bill that would make it illegal for the media to expose White House wrongdoing.

"The bill would make it a crime to tell the American people that the president is breaking the law, and the bill could make it a crime for the newspapers to publish that fact," said Martin, a civil liberties advocate.

The bill calls for penalities where "those found guilty could face fines of up to $1 million, 15 years in jail or both." Talk about a chill on the First Amendment. This is a deep freeze.