Does anything show the spinelessness and political stupidity of the Democrats more than the telecom immunity bill? This has almost nothing to do with helping the telecoms, though it will surely do that. Bush doesn’t care about anyone but his own crime organization. Other criminals normally have to take care of themselves. No, Bush wants to put a lid on the discovery process in the civil suits against the telecoms, because his own criminality, and that of his administration will be revealed yet again. Why he even cares at this point is an open question. National security has nothing to do with it, of course. Witness the many times they’ve revealed classified information to get even a momentary political advantage.
While Bush is just being Bush, the Democrats continue to be Democrats. Bravo to Chris Dodd for showing some real leadership on this issue, but what’s with Harry Reid refusing to honor Chris’ hold on the bill? I guess if you want any respect from Harry Reid, you have to be a Republican. Unless I’m missing something, Harry is going to make Chris do what he has never forced the Republicans to do-actually engage in a full bore filibuster.
It would take a Shakespeare to properly express the outrage that this latest example of Democratic cowardice provokes. Then again, even Will, if he were alive today, might find that words fail him.
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