Despite flak from Bush, Congress is on its way to approving the Free Flow of Information Act, which shields ad-supported bloggers, vloggers and podcasters from having to reveal confidential sources in most situations, according to CNET.

"To extend the shield beyond (those who gain financial benefit) would create an avenue for virtually anyone to avoid compelled testimony by simply creating a blog that contains the information in question," warned Rick Boucher (D-Va.), one of the bill's primary sponsors.

"Non-commercial bloggers" are defined as those who do not derive "financial gain or livelihood" from their journalistic activity. Though controversial, commercial blogs often include meager means of income such as AdSense.

The Bush administration thinks the protections are too broad for online writers and may potentially endanger national security.