Give 'em Hell, Harry

Democrats forced the Republican-controlled Senate into an unusual closed session Tuesday, questioning intelligence that President Bush used in the run-up to the war in Iraq and accusing Republicans of ignoring the issue.

"They have repeatedly chosen to protect the Republican administration rather than get to the bottom of what happened and why," Democratic leader Harry Reid said.

Taken by surprise, Republicans derided the move as a political stunt.

"The United States Senate has been hijacked by the Democratic leadership," said Majority Leader Bill Frist. "They have no convictions, they have no principles, they have no ideas," the Republican leader said.

Yep, Marisa nailed it in the comments. Even better version over at her blog. This is a brilliant political move to put the news media's focus back on the pre-war WMD lies. The Bush administration has fired two of their three topic changing bullets, Alito and Bird Flu, and the third, streamlining tax reform, from what I've read of it, probably isn't going to be an easy sell.

So, Reid has put the focus back on the lies that led us to war. Mr. Bush, do you want to answer the questions, or are you going to aim for more distractions?