Not to disagree (obviously disagreeing here...) BUT, when you said:
The Republicans control the House. How the hell did this commission get legs at this time in an election year.
The House leadership is about as impotent as any group of people I have ever seen.
Ever thought that what we have here is "terrorism" being debated and specifically 9-11 where Bush truly shines. By "yielding" to the left for a kangaroo court oops..."commission" the war and terrorism is in the public eye...a war Kerry voted for (before voting against the funding).
As crappy as the RATS get, it is better this fight than the fight on the economy (where the RATS talk down the economy...this is only a second tier sidebar now).
We're doing great here...
DD