In a world where the administration has already had to cop to not only spying on its own citizens, but also pals around the globe, it’s nice to know the Senate intranet still thinks so highly of the good old U.S. of A.:

“Did You Know?

Foreign nations don’t often support the same privacy laws we enjoy here in the United States, and may track tourists or eavesdrop on their communications through mobile communication devices like BlackBerrys. If you don’t need these devices when traveling overseas, don’t take them.”

Save yourselves the hassle, folks: If you need to retrieve critical data while overseas, just email yourself about said topic — consider using strongly worded subject lines such as: “OBAMA will EXECUTE me for holding this issue HOSTAGE” — copy PRISM on it and then kick back and wait for the super-helpful National Security Agency to come to the rescue.