64% okay with NSA eavesdropping

From Rasmussen (via Instapundit):

Sixty-four percent (64%) of Americans believe the National Security Agency (NSA) should be allowed to intercept telephone conversations between terrorism suspects in other countries and people living in the United States. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that just 23% disagree.

Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Americans say they are following the NSA story somewhat or very closely.

Just 26% believe President Bush is the first to authorize a program like the one currently in the news.

Most of us out here in flyover territory read that and think, "whoa, the media response to this is way out of whack with that of most Americans." That's not how the media on the coasts interpret it, though. They read those numbers and think, "Wow, we really are a lot smarter than the average American. We are going to have redouble our efforts on this story to enlighten the dumbasses to the correct point of view." So once the major media outlets digest these numbers, expect to see the number of stories on the NSA eavesdropping to rapidly increase in number.