More like Bush bows to pressure and does something that may be ill advised. Or not. It's worth thinking about, not just rubber stamping because the 9/11 committee advised it. I think Bush is just reacting to Kerry's "let's implement it all RIGHT NOW!" and not taking the proper amount of time to decide if it makes sense or not.
The Bush team has been aware of the problems leading to 9/11 and that the commission would probably propose something along these lines. They have probably been evaluating the needs and ramifications of something like this for some time now. They knew it was coming and the timing works in there favor. They were probably just sitting back and waiting for the commission report as good timing for implimentation.
Bush's team has been meeting a lot lately specifically to discuss this.
They don't do things for political reasons.
Bush's team spent a week looking at the recommendations and crafting a response. You dont need a lot of time to determine if you need a counterterrorism coordinator or not.This is based on policy, not politics.
The only problem with the 9/11 commission is they dont fix the Q of whether a dept head is redundant to what the DCI already does.
Kerry's approach is based on politics.
Same ol' briar patch 'make a quick decision' in Congress.
Nope. Make a good decision at executive level NOW, then let COngress craft legislation, in good time.
If they want Congress to do something quickly, go ahead and renew the patriot act.