Republicans Outmaneuver Democrats on FISA
Another win for Bush, and based on the reaction from the left, it is a powerful victory! Memeorandum is chocked full of the left’s reaction.
Senate Democrats and Republicans reached agreement with the Bush administration yesterday on the terms of new legislation to control the federal government’s domestic surveillance program, which includes a highly controversial grant of legal immunity to telecommunications companies that have assisted the program, according to congressional sources.
Disclosure of the deal followed a decision by House Democratic leaders to pull a competing version of the measure from the floor because they lacked the votes to prevail over Republican opponents and GOP parliamentary maneuvers.
The collapse marked the first time since Democrats took control of the chamber that a major bill was withdrawn from consideration before a scheduled vote. It was a victory for President Bush, whose aides lobbied heavily against the Democrats’ bill, and an embarrassment for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who had pushed for the measure’s passage.
October 18, 2007 - 01:56 PM on October 18th, 2007
Reminds me of the 6 years of “loyal opposition” presented by the Dems during the Reps reign in Congress.
Hey, anything that creates gridlock in Congress is good, unless it pertains to the true function of government.
For those of you who don’t know what that is, reference the Declaration of Independence.