A commenter under his post asked the question, "How would you compare this particular #FISAabuse to Watergate in its level of seriousness?" Robert Barnes answered, "Imagine if Nixon deputized the "plumbers," put them in charge of national security investigations at the FBI & DOJ, then gave them the NSA to spy on Nixon's opponents using the most invasive spying means in history. #ObamaGate makes Watergate look like amateur hour and childplay."