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Alphabet soup prevails in Washington, but the headline means to say that the Democratic Party is sending the administration a Freedom of Information Act request for info on the National Security Agency's domestic wiretapping. They erroneously call it "domestic spying," but no matter. The real entertainment is watching Howard Dean try to appear earnest. He begins his missive:

This is not an easy letter to write, and I'm afraid it may be a hard one to believe.

Come now, Chairman. What's hard to believe is that you don't enjoy writing the letter. Revel away and help Americans dissociate Democrats and national security. Now would be a great time for a party leader to have some credibility and gravitas in store instead of a history of rabid partisan opportunism.