Ego Over Intelligence

So, now we learn from Republican House leaders that soothing their hurt egos is more important than intelligence reform efforts in this post-September 11 era. The Associated Press' Jesse J. Holland reports:

WASHINGTON - Defying President Bush, Reps. Duncan Hunter and James Sensenbrenner — who led opposition dooming legislation based on the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations — said they won't change their minds without Senate concessions.

"It'll be tougher now because the well got even more poisoned by the senators and their supporters thoroughly criticizing Duncan Hunter and myself by name on the talking head shows yesterday," Sensenbrenner told The Associated Press on Monday.