Will Bush also sort out the junk mail for me?

The Senate Intelligence Committee says it will look into a report that President Bush has signed a document giving the government the right to open the mail of U.S. citizens without a warrant during certain emergencies.

The White House, in one of those statements that are intended to assure us that nothing is amiss but actually scare us even more, has said the President was not claiming any new authority. OK, so just how long has the government had the right to open my mail?

Have we just slipped a little further down the slippery slope from democracy to despotism? Have we just handed the terrorists another victory as they try to undermine the pillars of U.S. society? Let's stay tuned to what the Senate Intelligence Committee has to say on the matter.