Wiretapping Congress = Felony: Do You Know What I Am Saying?

Josh Marshall is trying to make sense of the bizarre O'Keefe story at the top of Memeorandum this morning:

[F]or the moment, as crazy as it may seem, I'm working on the assumption that O'Keefe really thought he'd get away with a major felony if he got recordings that would sound good enough on Fox and Drudge. Indeed, his very limited public statements still suggest he's thinking in terms of a justification defense. I still have a hard time believing that myself. But it's the only explanation I can square with the facts as we currently know them.

Conservatives have become used to the idea that their ideology allows them to break the law. Because their ideology is above the law. Just ask Cheney.