As to Burton being disappointed because the Bush administration isn't interested in his committee investigating past sins of the FBI, he shouldn't be. We are at war, the FBI is crucial to the effort. Somebody tell Dan we have more important irons in the fire right now...and so does the FBI. We can expose past FBI rogue agents, and the inept, corrupt Reno Justice Dept when this crisis is over.
Burton's media image is buffoonish. Regretfully, for all his passion and good intentions, Burton simply wasn't (isn't) up to the task of committee chairman. He's weak, and no match for the likes of Henry Waxman who would use this as a platform for election year mischief. Burton should be grateful the Bush administration is sparing him more public humiliation.
The 'later, rather than sooner, less, rather than more' approach I guess.
Bad idea, IMHO. When corruption at the hightest levels of government goes unchallenged because we're facing some sort of "crisis", we will be virtually guaranteed a never ending stream of "crises" to be dealt with.
Sure, it is. Still, that is hardly a reason to support what looks like, walks like, and quacks like a cover-up.