GOP Delays Using 9/11 Panel Ideas

[PermanentRevolution]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=512&ncid=1278&e=2&u=/ap/20040924/ap_on_go_co/congress_intelligence

House Republicans are clouding the attempt to adopt the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations into law by bundling them with additional, more controversial anti-terror measures, Democrats complained Thursday.

House and Senate Democrats are opposing the plan, even before it is introduced in the House, because it includes provisions on the treatment of terrorist suspects, illegal immigration and identity theft that go beyond what the Sept. 11 commissioners sought.

"If we're going to maintain bipartisan spirit, provisions such as those could be extraordinarily counterproductive," said Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota.


Rate this a 5. It had 2 votes of 1 by the time I saw it, so the chances of a freeping starting soon are likely.

[Eye and Monkey]

1. Tomorrow, the headline will read "Dems" not GOP.

Hurricane Karl is still out there, after all.

[truthisfreedom]

2. 4.27 now

[Carolab]

3. Rated n/t

[Mojambo]

4. done.

4.40

Looking good.

[Soth]

5. Surprise Surprise.

Surprise Su-freakin'-prise.

Now the Repugs win either way! If it was passed, they'd get a bunch of crap that they wanted passed along with it. If the Democrats block it because of all that extra crap (as they have done) the GOP will say "Oooh, Democrats blocked measures to fight terror! They don't want to take the 9/11 commissions advice!! See, Democrats are traitors!! They say they want to take action, then they block it!!"

Makes me fucking sick.

[Child_Of_Isis]

6. They are probably pissed

because the widows endorsed Kerry. Everything is a payback with these folks.

[w4rma]

7. Ahh, so now they're "ideas" instead of "recommendations"

now that the GOP is more obviously stalling for time to dump the commission's recommendations.

[sundancekid]

8. 4.34 with 113 votes ... poison pill legislation? a repuke specialty!

[Cocoa]

9. get the Jersey Girls out there

the repubs have to pay for this. First, stonewalling the creation of the Commission, now trying to use it for their own agenda.