From the Washington Post, another testimony to Congress’ gutlessness. They were apparently ready to proceed with an investigation of the NSA spying, but some arm twisting from 1600 Pennsylvania AV appears to be turning the tide.

From the article:

They attributed the shift to last week’s closed briefings given by top administration officials to the full House and Senate intelligence committees, and to private appeals to wavering GOP senators by officials, including Vice President Cheney.

What did he do, threaten offer to take them hunting?

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An update on my earlier PA post: The Senate passed its action on a voice vote; a wonderful gesture of accountability on their part.

Now the House of Representatives says we can extend the Patriot Act for one month, requiring a meeting of the Congressional/Senatorial minds.

What I don’t understand is the posturing going on on both sides of the aisle. It looks to me as though almost everyone thinks the PA is a good thing, but is afraid to step up and say so, at least until each member can get in a few good sound bites on how the Bill of Rights is a Good Thing. And about how much they value their constituents’ freedom.

CNN link.

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I can’t find any results of the vote. They’ve apparently agreed to extend the PA for 6 months, while they negotiate safeguards to personal freedoms. Nice to know that our freedoms are negotiable.

Coverage from the lapdog press can be found here.
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