Fact: Spying was domestic

One of the series of weak arguments being given to defended the spying by Bush is that it was "only international" calls. Much like the argument that "everybody does it" it turns out to be, well, untrue. The spying was, in fact, used on domestic calls, those starting in America, ending in America and made by Americans. While our Red friends are going through denial right now, they will have to eventually acknowledge that the secret activity by the Bush administration is unique in it's intrusion into our rights. If some want to give those up, fine - just say so. But don't try to confuse the issue with false choices and untrue arguments. It is not a choice of "freedom" or "security". Those wiretaps could have been done legally, if only Bush had gotten permission either before or, in the case of extreme urgency, after the eavesdropping occurred. Instead, he decided to just do it without following the law. A President can't do that. Even a great Republican Christian President like George W. Bush.

It was only used on International Calls? Untrue.

A surveillance program approved by President Bush to conduct eavesdropping without warrants has captured what are purely domestic communications in some cases, despite a requirement by the White House that one end of the intercepted conversations take place on foreign soil, officials say.
The officials say the National Security Agency's interception of a small number of communications between people within the United States was apparently accidental, and was caused by technical glitches at the National Security Agency in determining
whether a communication was in fact "international." Telecommunications experts say the issue points up troubling logistical questions about the program.

Everybody did it? No.

Think Progress does a quick and painless job of eviscerating the myth. Take a closer look and put this lie to rest. Yes, both Clinton and Carter issued executive orders pertaining to foreign intelligence surveillance. But neither of these even remotely authorized warrantless searches of American citizens, as Bush's order does.