Perhaps I should wait till Friday, let the Surrender Monkey handle this post, but it is too good, and funny!, to wait
House Democrats on Wednesday abruptly pulled a bill intended to curb the administration’s terrorist surveillance program after Republicans tried to correct a flaw in the bill — and it looked like rank-and-file Democrats would go along with the Republican motion.
Republicans complained that the Democrats’ FISA “reform” bill (called the RESTORE Act of 2007) would prohibit timely surveillance of terror groups by requiring the intelligence community to obtain a FISA court order to listen to terrorist communications.
House Republicans offered a motion to fix the bill. They wanted to make it clear that the intelligence community could conduct immediate surveillance on Osama Bin Laden, al Qaeda, or any other foreign terrorist organization without waiting for a FISA court to issue a warrant.
The Democrats’ bill said intelligence officials would have to obtain a FISA court order to listen to foreign terror suspects, including Osama bin Laden, who operate overseas but who may have had contact with people in the U.S. or who may have called a U.S. number.
When it looked like Democrats would go along with the Republicans’ motion to amend the bill, Democratic leaders pulled it off the House schedule.
“The Democrats’ full-scale retreat on FISA this evening was spurred by a single amendment — a provision that would’ve made clear that nothing in their bill could be used to prevent U.S. agents from tracking al Qaeda and other foreign terrorists abroad,” said House Republican Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri on Wednesday.
The true meaning of “San Francisco liberal” is in evidence. Hissy fits so major over the amendment to allow unfettered access to electronic surveillence of al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden without waiting for a FISA warrant that they pulled the entire Bill. How wrong are we on the Right when we say that the Democrats are actively helping Islamic terrorists. What else could it be when they want to require a prior warrant to listen to the phone calls of known terrorists abroad? People who are not U.S. citizens?
Unfortunately, this is another issue that the national GOP will fail to capitalize on. Maybe they are waiting till next year, when it gets close to election time, but, I doubt it. The GOP should be putting together commercials highlighting the comings and goings of the Democrats in Congress. If they did, I bet the donations to the RNC would go back up.
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Smells Like Teen Spirit…
About This Video: Democratic Leaders Bill and Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, John Kerry, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi state their case, in their own words….
New cervical cancer test…
It has a 95% success rate….
Extensive Round-Up, Head um up, Move um out!…
Trying to catch up this morning, storms all night, tornado warnings, so… In keeping with a Right Truth reader’s description of this blog, “Right Truth is a valuable information portal” … here’s what you missed overnight: ACLU Trying to Ban…
Expanding the College…
Pope Benedict appointed some more cardinals. Now how about removing American Cardinal Sean O’Malley? When given the choice between protecting two human lives, a mother and her unborn child or continuing the mother’s health insurance, guess what some …
Scouts Get $199,000 Rent Increase From Philly Over Anti Gay Policy…
Is this a case of the gay mafia going after the Boy Scouts? One has to wonder based on the fact that they hadn’t had a problem until..the new guy showed up:
The city has ordered the organization to pay a fair-market rent of $200,000 — $199,999…
Dems proven incapable of governing…
After much effort, the Democrat effort to overturn the President’s veto of the S-CHIP bill, the bill’s sponsor let loose with this irresponsible tirade:…
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Rush speaks about the Harry Reid letter, S-CHIP and more…
I found this to be interesting. Rush raises some very good points.
Meanwhile the infamous letter is up for auction on Ebay, bids up over 2 Million.
Trackposted to The Virtuous Republic…
Code Pink vs Patriots in Berkley…
The Berkleey Recruiting Office story is heating up. If you recall, this story started earlier this month when Code Pink vandalized a Marine Corps Officer Recruitment station in Berkeley.
Via Sister Toldjah:
The “pr…
My my you’ve added a few wrinkles to your face over the past 11 months, eh Nutsy Pelosi & Meatballs? Must be your 11% rating? Can’t be too favorable to your Roman Catholic base of Code Pinkos and kooks, pro-abortionists times 48 million,
feminazis ‘r us, dudley do lefts, phony soldiers, San Fran Sickos, Hollyweirdos, Islamofascists, Communists, Chicoms, and CNN executives!……. 11 freaking percent? Are you kidding me?
McCain – Great Polls, Great Press, Great week….
Polls create buzz. Buzz generates Press. Press generates Momentum. Momentum attracts Muscle and Money.
A lesser man, a lesser candidate would have been finished after the July “implosion” of his campaign….
Pushing Daisies, Week 3…
Pushing Daisies has three episodes under its belt. There was a significant drop after the premiere episode, but the flash ratings for episodes 2 and 3 have held steady at 6.6/11. (This is much better than the situation for Bionic……