[Sandy]

Congress controls the purse strings. That's really the bottom line. They (presumedly representing we the people) have a right to know where the money is going before just handing it over willy-nilly. And they (again, we the people) have the right to know what was done with previous appropriations before continuing to hand out more.

[Luis Gonzalez]

So then, Bush can just hand them a yellow post-it note stating that the $$$ went to intelligence operations...period.

What I am reading here is that they want details on the particulars of the operations.

Maybe next year, they'll decide that they get oversight on military maneuvers and military actions, that will be a very efficient way to run things. Have the Generals etc, send written proposals to Congress as to how they plan to defeat the enemy.

We have Congress demanding information as to how decisions to prosecute, or not prosecute, were reached at the DoJ, now they want oversight over the wartime powers of the President. They are creating a super majority rule where none exists. Next, they will demand oversight on the Judicial Branch, and demand to be included in the deliberations of the SCOTUS.

Wow! Daschle is re-inventing the Parliament! With more muscle.