Democrats backpedal on 9/11 commission

Washington Times ^ | 1/6/07 | By Brian DeBose

[JohnHuang2]

House Democrats campaigned on a promise to implement the recommendations of the September 11 commission, but now say they will not enact all of them.

The recommendation to place all intelligence agencies under the Defense Department "is not on the table," said Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Democrat.

Another obstacle to enacting all the commission reforms as promised is the formula by which federal anti-terrorism money is distributed across the country.

House Democrats are confident they can pass a bill in which funds would be distributed based on risk. Under that plan, the area around New York City and San Francisco would get much more funding than, for example, the area around Topeka, Kan., or Searchlight, Nev.

But such a plan almost certainly will be killed in the Democratic-controlled Senate. Lawmakers there almost always find it difficult to part with money for their police and fire departments or the Coast Guard, regardless of terrorism-risk assessments.

"I suspect the Senate will pass a different version than ours, and we will have to work it out in a conference," said Rep. Bennie Thompson, Mississippi Democrat and chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. "We should have a baseline funding of 25 percent for first responders in all 50 states and the rest should go to the areas with the greatest need and that have the most risk of a terrorist attack."

[Southack]

Broken Democratic Campaign Promise Scorecard To Date:
1. bi-partisanship. Dead
2. ethics reforms. Dead
3. implement all 9/11 Commission suggestions. Dead

[Southack]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/09/va.senate/index.html
"Webb promises 'diplomatic solution' in Iraq"

"Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada told a roaring crowd, "The election's over. It's time for a change. It's time for bipartisanship, it's time for open government, transparency, and it's a time for results."

"New York Sen. Charles Schumer said, "Will we stand up to the president when we think he is wrong? Yes. But our real mission is to work together and help the American family and make a better America, and we pledge today that we will never lose sight of that, our true mission."

[Southack]

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/07/opinion/07thu2.html?ex=1323147600&en=96b9094c13908aef&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

[newzjunkey]

Hilarious! They almost seem irritated they won control since now they *have to* actually stand for something!

If only they could be counted upon to oppose W's amnesty scheme, there might be some hope. "Pay-go" is back but there's no limit on raising taxes to cover gaps on what they want to spend so it's basically a blank check.

[SkyPilot]

Broken Democratic Campaign Promise Scorecard To Date: 1. bi-partisanship. Dead 2. ethics reforms. Dead 3. implement all 9/11 Commission suggestions. Dead

Seems par for the course.

And there's the story of how, the night after Clinton was elected, Emanuel was so angry at the president's enemies that he stood up at a celebratory dinner with colleagues from the campaign, grabbed a steak knife and began rattling off a list of betrayers, shouting "Dead! . . . Dead! . . . Dead!" and plunging the knife into the table after every name. "When he was done, the table looked like a lunar landscape," one campaign veteran recalls. "It was like something out of The Godfather. But that's Rahm for you."

[SkyPilot]

Southtack,

Your tagline on media bias prompted me to post this again. I already posted it to JohnHuang2.

The MSM can be counted on to be "good Soviets" with their propaganda.

Time cover, Nov 7, 1994.

The new Time cover will be out this week.

It is rumored to be a full, staged picture of Nancy Pelosi with a glowing title, something called "A New Beginning" or "A Grand Moment in History."

I personally would like it to be this picture. It shows all her smugness, lust for power, megalomania, self-worship, narcissism, and contempt.

[SkyPilot]

ping

[sgtbono2002]

How much of the money we passed out to police and Fire Departments form Homeland security has already been wasted?

What did new Orleans do with theirs. We know they didnt stock and shelters. Fire apparatus manufacturers have had a field day with all of the new apparatus delivered,new masks have been bought wheen there was nothing wrong with the old ones. How many have equipment to recognise gas and radiations attacks and the ability to use it/

Money thrown at a problem without proper guidance in its spending is usually wasted.

[johniegrad]

Money thrown at a problem without proper guidance in its spending is usually wasted.

[onyx]

**** 2. ethics reforms. Dead ****

Not yet, or so it seems...lol.

Sens. Feingold, Obama to push Office of Public Integrity plan in ethics reform bill

[popdonnelly]

Oh, the Dems only want you to BELIEVE they're enacting them all.

[USS Alaska]

Broken Democratic Campaign Promise Scorecard To Date:

1. bi-partisanship. Dead

2. ethics reforms. Dead

3. implement all 9/11 Commission suggestions. Dead

4. Senator Tim Johnson. Status unknown.

[Just mythoughts]

How much of the money we passed out to police and Fire Departments form Homeland security has already been wasted?

It was not wasted liberals won the Congress, wonder how much was used to 'get out the vote' last November?

[buck61]

It will depend on how you interpret the word "WE"!

[roses of sharon]

Excellent way to start our long overdue POLITICAL CAMPAIGN against the MSM.

[gitmo]

The dems broke every promise before they were even sworn in.

[do the dhue]

Dead

Demoratic brain. Dead

[silverleaf]

weren't the entire 9-11 commission report findings to be implemented in the first 100 hours?

looking forward soon on full reports about the democrat promises accomplished in the first 100 hours!

[silverleaf]

Bipartisanship under Nancy Pelosi-

"Talk to the hand, 'pubbies!"