“[T]here are such things as roving wiretaps. Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires — a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we’re talking about chasing down terrorists, we’re talking about getting a court order before we do so. It’s important for our fellow citizens to understand, when you think Patriot Act, constitutional guarantees are in place when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland, because we value the Constitution.”‘’It was a shameful act for someone to disclose this important program in a time of war. The fact that we’re discussing this program is discussing the enemy,'’ he said.
“I do not need to explain why I say things. That’s the interesting thing about being the President. Maybe somebody needs to explain to me why they say something, but I don’t feel like I owe anybody an explanation.”
It’s your refusal to do your job — your refusal to even want to know the truth — that’s endangering the country. “By taking the side of polluters to advance his own political ambitions, Governor Romney has sold out the citizens of Massachusetts and failed the country.”