The swirling debate is grist for a `` national conversation '' about privacy and national security , Obama said . Obama says his stand on security is not the same as Dick Cheney 's . He told PBS his emphasis is on ` ` system of checks and balance '' He also says Congress was told nothing of his programs .
Obama says his stand on security is not the same as Dick Cheney 's . He told PBS his emphasis is on ` ` system of checks and balance '' He also says Congress was told nothing of his programs .