September 22, 2006
THE ONE PARTY STATE:
Republicans Reach Deal on Detainee Bill (KATE ZERNIKE, 9/22/06, NY Times)
The Bush administration and Congressional Republicans reached agreement Thursday on legislation governing the treatment and interrogation of terrorism suspects after weeks of debate that divided Republicans heading into the midterm elections. [...]Democrats have put their trust in Senators Graham, McCain and Warner to push back against the White House, and Thursday they signaled that they intended to continue cooperating. “Five years after Sept. 11, it is time to make the tough and smart decisions to give the American people the real security they deserve,†said the Democratic leader, Harry Reid of Nevada.
No wonder the Left has become so deranged, as they watch things like a "debate" that occurs wholly between a conservative president and conservative senators of his own party, with nary a Democrat willing to speak up. Posted by Orrin Judd at September 22, 2006 12:00 AM
Hey, Pelosi and Rangel criticized Hugo Chavez. Isn't that gutsy enough for one month?
Posted by: John at September 22, 2006 10:40 AMJohn:
Would they have said the same things back in April, with the mid-terms months in the future? Probably not.
Posted by: ratbert at September 22, 2006 10:59 AMAfter Nov., the Dems will gripe about how they were tricked into supporting the bill, like they have been tricked into supporting the war. Oh, and Reid had killed the Patriot Act.
Posted by: ic at September 22, 2006 4:06 PM