First Glenn, now Kos, school Joe Klein and Time, the once-mediocre “news” weekly:

Check out this hilarious “correction” Time just posted:

In the original version of this story, Joe Klein wrote that the House Democratic version of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) would allow a court review of individual foreign surveillance targets. Republicans believe the bill can be interpreted that way, but Democrats don’t.

Ahh, the old “Republicans say” versus what “Democrats say”. But what does the legislation say?

‘CLARIFICATION OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE OF NON-UNITED STATES PERSONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES’

Sec. 105A. (a) Foreign to Foreign Communications-

(1) IN GENERAL - Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a court order is not required for electronic surveillance directed at the acquisition of the contents of any communication between persons that are not known to be United States persons and are reasonably believed to be located outside the United States for the purpose of collecting foreign intelligence information, without respect to whether the communication passes through the United States or the surveillance device is located within the United States.

It’s not just Joe Klein who can’t read. Apparently, the entire corps of editors and journalists at Time are incapable of it as well. They are now all complicit in Joe Klein’s screw up, lest they speak up and demand a stronger correction from Klein. Every single last one of them.

Easy peasy. Quote the legislation. Duh. Chalk one up for evidence and reasoning.

Yes, Time channels The Sex Pistols:

There’s no point in asking you’ll get no reply

Oh just remember I don’t decide

I got no reason it’s too all much

You’ll always find us out to lunch



Oh we’re so pretty

Oh so pretty we’re vacant

Oh we’re so pretty

Oh so pretty

A vacant



Don’t ask us to attend ‘cos we’re not all there

Oh don’t pretend ‘cos I don’t care

I don’t believe illusions ‘cos too much is real

So stop you’re cheap comment ‘cos we know what we feel



Oh we’re so pretty

Oh so pretty we’re vacant

Oh we’re so pretty

Oh so pretty we’re vacant

Ah but now and we don’t care

And we don’t care. Indeed.

UPDATE Why won’t Joe Klein deny the rumors about goats?