'Politically' the Bush administration had no choice but to go along and play this game, as bad as it was. They were in a 'no win' situation. Reticent about freely disclosing national security information involving the 9-11 incident, and appearing to be 'hiding something, they had no choice but to submit to the will of the Democrats on this political farce.
That's exactly what it is. I used to think the Democrats were like us, just with different political beliefs. The more I see of them, the more I think they're motivated by some kind of evil spirit. Oops, tinfoil hat time!
Carolyn