Yes, it's a Nancy Pelosi dictum that she is asking that no Democrats participate on any Katrina Commission. Maybe an order, but the message is the same.
THAT way, they can cry out about anything and everything that is determined by the Commission.
Pelosi is yet another example of Democrats who cannot lead just trying to get in the way. Honestly, if ever there was a more foolish directive by anyone in the House, this one is it by Pelosi.
Pelosi may be asking, but the temptation of the cameras may make her request moot.
BTW we want a congressional hearing with supoena power for the pubs rather than a commmission where they can obfuscate and muddy the waters.