It's OK puerto viejo costa rica drugs Comey is somewhat of a hero to civil libertarians for objecting to the so-called warrantless wiretapping programs conducted by the National Security Agency during the Bush administration. Comey served as deputy attorney general from 2003 to 2005 and in March 2004, as acting attorney general, refused to recertify the NSA program. He threatened to resign after President George W. Bush authorized the program without the Justice Department, but reconsidered after Bush agreed to "do the right thing, and put the program on a footing that we could certify its legality." It's unclear how similar the program Comey ultimately approved was to the NSA endeavors revealed in leaks by NSA contractor Edward Snowden earlier this month.