Eventhough the Senate killed a bill that would make the Bush administration accountable for the money it is spending on the war in Iraq, one good thing came out of it. Read the last paragraph:

The bill also blocks funds for the Terrorism Information Awareness program, a Bush surveillance initiative to cull records for evidence of terrorist activity. The administration said the provision will ''deny an important potential tool in the war on terrorism.''

This is good news for those of us who appreciate, oh, I don't know, personal freedom. Remember, this program was once called the "Total Information Awareness" program. That this Big Brother program will not receive funding (at least, as far as we know) is a victory for American freedom.

Having grown up in a pentacostal household makes me feel guilty enough.