Wednesday, March 03, 2004

9/11 Commission refuses to accept Bush's deal

Whoa. Maybe I'll have to quit calling them the Worthless Commission (although I can probably still use that - after all, no matter how tough they look now, the proof will be in the pudding when they issue a report).

The independent commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks is refusing to accept strict conditions from the White House for interviews with President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney and is renewing its request that Mr. Bush's national security adviser testify in public, commission members said Tuesday.

The panel members, interviewed after a private meeting on Tuesday, said the commission had decided for now to reject a White House request that the interview with Mr. Bush be limited to one hour and that the questioners be only the panel's chairman and vice chairman.

...Timothy J. Roemer, a former Indiana congressman who is one of five Democrats on the 10-member commission...said that former President Bill Clinton and former Vice President Al Gore had agreed to meet privately with the full bipartisan commission, and that Samuel R. Berger, Ms. Rice's predecessor, would testify in public.

"It's very important that we treat both the Bush and the Clinton administrations the same," he said.
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Of course, I don't know what they're going to do if the Asshats simply refuse to accept their refusal.

Oh, and you remember that block of an extension for the commission that Hastert attempted, but was foiled when Lieberman and McCain threatened to hijack a highway bill to get it done?

Referring to the commission, Mr. Hastert said he had changed his mind last week "after it became apparent that they couldn't get their work done."


Why do they bother saying shit like that when everybody already knows the story?

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.

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