I think it's become obvious why Chimpy is trying to push all this thru..

[Rosco T.]

.. the congress before the recess.

KKKarl has told him that they can't steal enough elections to prevent a House/Senate takeover. They have to get themselves in position to ride out the last 2 years with the power to obfuscate and block what's to come.

They're scared, they know it and they're making their last stand.

[knowbody0]

1. i completely agree

[LSparkle]

2. Good point ... now I'm even MORE hopeful that change is coming

All these last-minute machinations certainly point toward concern if not outright resignation in the West Wing.

[Disturbed]

3. Let's see how many Dem Senators vote yes for this.

Any that do so don't deserve to be in Congress.

[BootinUp]

4. They have calculated

That any dems that stake out a position against it can be attacked in the upcoming election as soft on terror. Same playbook as the last 2 elections.

[Dhalgren]

5. We had all better watch out for the time period between the

elections and Jan. '07 if the Democrats take back even one house. None of them will have anything to lose...

[Golden Raisin]

6. Don't count your chickens

before they are hatched. It's a l-o-n-g way to the midterms and Cheney/Rove could come up with some real monkey wrenches.

[kimmerspixelated]

12. yeah it scares

the crap outta me to think what they could do. Ruthless SOB's!

[BuyingThyme]

7. This is a preemptive pardon for Bush and Cheney.

(By Bush and Cheney.)

[sutz12]

8. Absolutely....biggest CYA in history...bar none.

:shrug:

[BootinUp]

9. Also

they have figured it would supress the Democratic base.

[AzDar]

10. Yep. Now that they're cornered, they become all the more dangerous,

IMNSHO.

[ComerPerro]

11. Nothing like that. Its just election year politics

they are pushing all the votes through so they can

scare dems into voting with them

smear those who don't with negative, "soft on security" ads.