During his appearance on Meet the Press, the Chairperson of the 9-11 Commission wisely decided to put a little pressure on the White House. The Associated Press reports:
WASHINGTON - It will take pressure by President Bush on the Republican-controlled Congress to ensure passage of bottled-up legislation to overhaul intelligence agencies, the chairman of the Sept. 11 commission said Sunday.As we learned with the Medicare prescription drug bill, this president knows how to call out all the stops to pass legislation he wants.With the overhaul stalled after months of negotiations, the crucial question “is whether it will pass now or after a second attack,” said Tom Kean, a former Republican governor from New Jersey.
So, the question is: does the president want intelligence reform? Or, as Chairman Kean put it, would he rather play politics until we are attacked again?
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