This doesn't strike me as a political question. Strong intelligence on foreign activities is the "right" side from an American perspective. It would be in the b

This doesn't strike me as a political question. Strong intelligence on foreign activities is the "right" side from an American perspective. It would be in the best interest of the nation and would be within the mandate of the NSA. It's right from a strategic sense and I wouldn't expect it to be partisan. Other NSA activities, especially where they have exceeded their mandate would be debatable, and possibly partisan. Much of the leaked activity could be argued to be not in the best interest of the nation. (I'm Canadian, so while I couldn't claim to be neutral, I have a bit of an outsiders perspective. Not to mention, spying on me with such a device would be within the mandate of the NSA.)