House and Senate committees were directed to give up some of their August vacations and start work immediately so that legislation can be drafted by the end of September.
A special fall session of Congress is also possible.
At the same time, President Bush is studying the recommendations this week at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, aides said, and is considering which ones can be implemented by executive order, without the need for congressional approval.
Political considerations may have fueled the sudden urgency in Congress. Bush and Republican congressional leaders "all worry that if they appear to be dragging their feet on the 9/11 Commission reforms, they could be put on the defensive on the terrorism issue in November, especially if there is another attack," says Thomas Mann, a congressional scholar at the Brookings Institution. "Just what gets enacted is another matter."
USA Today article
A special fall session of Congress is also possible.
At the same time, President Bush is studying the recommendations this week at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, aides said, and is considering which ones can be implemented by executive order, without the need for congressional approval.
Political considerations may have fueled the sudden urgency in Congress. Bush and Republican congressional leaders "all worry that if they appear to be dragging their feet on the 9/11 Commission reforms, they could be put on the defensive on the terrorism issue in November, especially if there is another attack," says Thomas Mann, a congressional scholar at the Brookings Institution. "Just what gets enacted is another matter."
And at this point, we don't expect much, so nothing will surprise us.
The commission on Thursday proposed a total reorganization of the nation's intelligence agencies and the creation of a new director to oversee the chiefs of the CIA, FBI and other divisions. If enacted, the reforms would require agency heads to cede power to the new director — an idea that has already received some resistance, including from acting CIA Director John McLaughlin.
And whose name(s) do you think might be tossing about as the head of that new powerful agency?
In accepting the commission's findings, Bush praised the report but made no commitment to accept any of its recommendations, including the creation of a Cabinet-level position to oversee the nation's 15 intelligence agencies.
No, he's back there at Casa Fabricata figuring out which plans he can implement in the manner of king.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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