It's a kind of Mafia tactic because it's a lot like racketeering in order to recoup some of their costs.

I've been expecting this for a while. Jonathan Schwartz has been heir apparent for years.

This isn't any different from all of the phony Hurricane Katrina and Tsunami relief Web sites that popped up in the wake of those two disasters, so there's nothing to be alarmed about.

Absent such a compelling justification, [Tuesday]'s order is deeply disturbing and further evidence that the administration is totally unwilling to abide by the checks and balances that are so central to our democracy. Increasingly they appear willing to circumvent the requirements of the Bill of Rights.

Mr. DeLay has been brought to trial by a partisan district attorney who is abusing his office in order to score political points and raise funds for liberal Democrats.

[The American Civil Liberties Union criticized Bush's order as] disturbing. ... must justify why the current system does not allow for the timely prosecution of those accused of terrorist activities.