First Comments from the Man Charged with Congressional Oversight: Sen Pat Roberts (R-KS)

Bush has said that he had congressional oversight, and the Senate Committee charged with this is the Senate Intelligence Committee, chaired by Pat Roberts (R-Kansas), who has been silent until now.

Here he is, mocking Senator Rockefeller's handwritten protestation to Dick Cheney that the strictures Cheney placed on the few Senators briefed on the warrantless spying program (under threats of violating national security laws) made it impossible for him to give oversight:
AP:

"Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., pushed back Tuesday, saying that if Rockefeller had concerns about the program, he could have used the tools he has to wield influence, such as requesting committee or legislative action. 'Feigning helplessness is not one of those tools,' Roberts said."

This is very disappointing. My question for Roberts: is he prepeared to assert that his committee gave oversight to this program -- oversight which resulted in direct violation of congressional laws (FISA)? Because oversight which permits violation of congressional laws is not oversight at all, it's incompetence.

Cheney notified Roberts in July 2003 that the Bush administration was regularly violating the FISA act. Why did he not report this to the Senate?