"No Oversight"

From the FT:

...Jay Rockefeller, the top Democrat on the panel, said the White House had “sent down an edict” to Republicans to block the inquiry, and accused Republicans of being “willing to take orders” from the Bush administration.

Pat Roberts, the Republican vice-chairman of the panel, said his staff had been proceeding with the investigation. As the Senate returned to open session, he announced that the committee would begin hearings next Tuesday on the inquiry.

The Democrats’ move diverted the Senate from its scheduled business for nearly three hours, as security officials cleared the Senate chamber. When it was over, a bipartisan team was charged with reporting back by November 14 on progress on the investigation. ...

Here's a recent piece of mine on the issue, and a recent piece by Murray Waas on the administration stonewalling the investigation. Have written about this issue here and here as well.

More from Reuters:

...Reid said the Republican-led Congress did nothing to keep a check on the Bush administration. "This Republican Senate does no oversight. None. None. It is all part of a plan. They obstruct, they take orders from the White House," Reid said.

Knight Ridder's take.

Posted by Laura at November 1, 2005 07:16 PM