I have no idea how, but I know they did. For people so incensed at government oppression ya'll are awfully confident they have a good sense of humor and err on the side of "well, that's why we have a VICE President". They have a vital job to do and perform it well, most of the time. I see no reason to muddy the waters for them though, particularly in an era when both Democratic and Republican Presidents assert the right to tap any and all phones at will and we debate whether waterboarding is torture.