Dems fail on more than FISA

By Libby

With all the attention focused on FISA in the last couple of days, there's a couple of other matters of some import that received short shrift. For one the testimony of Scott McLellan before the House Judiciary Committee. Emptywheel was there and came home underwhelmed. See the post for the quotes but her summation says it all.

Well there you have it--confirmation of two things we've known all along. Rove is a liar, and Cheney an oil-hungry war-monger. At least we accomplished that much.

And I didn't see much about the rubberstamping of the next round of Iraq funding. Here's the list of those who voted no in the House. You might want to respond appropriately.

My guy is on the list so I'll be sending him a thank you note. I feel lucky that I ended up in one of few, if not only districts in NC with a decent House Rep since I made the move here by necessity more than choice. I wish I could say the same for my useless Senators.

I don't remember where I got these links but probably from Avedon who is celebrating her 23rd wedding anniversary with the fabulous Mr. Sideshow. I'm sure I speak for my fellow Newshoggers in wishing them both a hearty congratulations and wishes for just as many more to come, and then some.

Comments

[RAM]

You've got to hand it to the Dems, though. They've got writing the sternly worded letter down to a science. They've sent some of the most sternly worded letters I've ever read--with the exception of those written by Arlen Specter, who not only writes sternly worded letters but makes sternly worded statements that are marvels of construction.

Now if we could find some politicians in charge of Congressional committees who actually MEANT what is in those sternly worded letters and who weren't terrified of taking real action against "administration" hacks who contemptuously violate the law and the U.S. Constitution, well then we'd really have something, wouldn't we?

[Libby]

Exactly RAM. There's a whole of great talkers inside the Beltway but when it comes to the votes, nothing ever changes.