Wha---?
Too bad the blockers didn't hold ground and demand changes. Isn't 4+ yrs enough time to figure out what's wrong and fix it ?
This is the headline I see above the latest online poll results at MSNBC.com. Talk about a contrast. . .
Do you believe President Bush's actions justify impeachment?
* 28,890 responses
88% - Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial.
3% - No, like any president, he has made a few missteps, but nothing approaching "high crimes and misdemeanors."
3%
8% - No, the man has done absolutely nothing wrong. Impeachment would just be a political lynching.
1% - I don't know.
Senators Near Deal to Extend Patriot Act
By JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer
5 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Senators on Wednesday agreed to extend the expiring provisions of the USA Patriot Act for six months to allow the bill's critics to continue to seek additional civil liberty safeguards in the anti-terrorism law.
The deal, if passed by the GOP-controlled Senate, would still need to get the approval of the Republican-controlled House and President Bush, but it would keep the Patriot Act provisions from expiring on Dec. 31.
Republican and Democratic senators have been negotiating all day long to try and break an impasse over the anti-terrorism law passed after the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington. It is one of the last pieces of legislation still outstanding in the Senate, which is trying to wrap up its legislative year.
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Full story here