The Times sets the narrative

Just as the article about McCain's vote against banning the CIA from using torture was so mangled as to make totally confusing what the Maverick's position on torture actually is, this passage from another article on the same page is really nifty.

The lapsing of the deadline would have little practical effect on intelligence gathering. Intelligence officials would be able to intercept communications from Qaeda members or other identified terrorist groups for a year after the initial eavesdropping authorization for that particular group.

If a new terrorist group is identified after Saturday, intelligence officials would not be able to use the broadened eavesdropping authority. They would be able to seek a warrant under the more restrictive standards in place for three decades through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

That might as well have come out of the mouth of some Fox News bobblehead...or Dear Leader himself. Because we all know how damned difficult it is to get a FISA warrant.