Some people may say -- aww, FISA, CPNI, ECPA, what does it matter, we have to catch that Osama bin Laden just in case he is hiding in Ohio. It does matter, and the hope is that the uproar will be sustained enough that it will catch the attention of everyone from the far left to the far right.

According to a Washington Post-ABC News telephone poll, surveying 502 randomly selected adults nationwide on Thursday evening, 63% of respondents feel that this is an "acceptable" "way for the federal government to investigate terrorism." Outlook for sustained uproar: Cloudy, with chance of sunshine.