Dems say Congress to expand *'s FISA authority!

[partylessinOhio]

Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Democrats say Congress poised to update eavesdropping law


After breakfast meeting with president

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stalemate on spending bills remain
By BEN FELLER
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON Democratic congressional leaders said today they want to expand the government's surveillance authority over suspected terrorists and get it done before going on recess at week's end. But they remain in a stalemate with President Bush over spending, with no signs of progress.

The administration is pushing to update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to allow surveillance without a warrant of terror suspects who are overseas. The proposal, offered late last week by Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell, is designed to fix what the White House says is a glaring problem: the missing of significant foreign intelligence that could protect the country against terrorist attacks.

"To the extent that more flexibility is needed, as Director McConnell has indicated, we are prepared to make those accommodations under the law," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after congressional leaders met with Bush at the White House this morning for breakfast. "We hope to do that this week."

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he, too, thought the matter would be worked out. But he would not predict timing, as Pelosi did.

"In the Senate, I don't promise any legislation," Reid said. He said the hang-up is "what the involvement of the attorney general will be." ...

http://www.ocregister.com/news/bush-house-white-1793718-reid-senate



House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, leave the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, after meeting with President Bush.



House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right center, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left center, speak to the media as they leave the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, after meeting with President Bush.



Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talks to the press following a breakfast meeting with President Bush, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Congressional Republican leadership at the White House, August 1, 2007.


Madame Squeaker just cannot wash that man out of her hair. She just keeps giving away the entire candy store!

Instead of impeachment we get more smooches!

[xultar]

1. I wish I could find some Bush haters on DU.

[partylessinOhio]

2. Better we should find them in Congress to impeach *.

[xultar]

4. Yeah. Impeach the fucker. Then you get Cheney. You'll never get both.

[riqster]

3. You have missed something

Bush is now having to ask Reid and Pelosi for something that he would have had rubber-stamped a year ago. And said stamp inked and applied behind closed doors at that.

A bit less 'friendly fire' would be helpful.

[xultar]

5. Why go for the Republicans when you can sit from your couch and shit on your own party.

[bowens43]

8. when democrats act like republicans, they need to be shat upon.

[xultar]

10. Hello? Diayum did the link take me to freakrepublik?

[bowens43]

7. He asks and he gets it.....

how exactly is that different from a rubber stamp?

[riqster]

9. He has gotten nothing yet.

We will see, if he gets anything, what it is that he does get.

[sazemisery]

6. What are they thinking?

Why, Why, Why, are they doing this?

Read kpete's post here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1479959

This is Bushit. Why are we enabling the Shrub?

[MindPilot]

12. Because apparently that's what Democrats do anymore

talk big, but then go along to get along because someone on Fox News might say something less than complimentary.

That powder is SO friggin' dry, I expect a sternly-worded letter any day now.

[bluedog]

11. it isn't going anywhere!

"In the Senate, I don't promise any legislation," Reid said. He said the hang-up is "what the involvement of the attorney general will be."