No agreement on "Phase II" of WMD investigation
This is a really weird article from Dana Milbank, WaPo. But there's a lot of juice in it. Remember that Sen. Roberts is head of the intel committee that would do the investigations Frist and Hastert called for yesterday.
I know this is kind of insider/gossipy, but I just couldn't turn away.
Bond ducked out mid-meeting, reporting, sardonically, that they were "having a lot of fun." The national intelligence director, John D. Negroponte, paid the senators an unannounced visit -- then departed within a minute, as aides insisted the drop-by was coincidental. ....
Rockefeller reached out for a handshake. Roberts seemed baffled by the gesture and, after a painful pause, took the ranking Democrat's hand. Before Rockefeller could make his statement, Roberts turned and walked away. "There's no question that there are several areas where there are substantial disagreements," Rockefeller allowed. ....
Defending the military's treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, he added: "There are more senators and congressmen with ethics cases pending than there are problems with interrogation right now in Gitmo."That argument might not earn him favor with his colleagues.
I know this is kind of insider/gossipy, but I just couldn't turn away.
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