In About Face, Bush to Extend 9/11 Panel Deadline

[AZCat]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=584&ncid=584&e=7&u=/nm/20040204/pl_nm/security_commission_dc

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The White House will agree to extend by 60 days the deadline for the commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to complete its work despite initial objections, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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[aquart]

1. Ain't that sweet.

Scared of what would happen if he didn't?

Not that it matters. He still isn't turning over any documents.

[indepat]

13. "Ain't it sweet" took the words right out of my mouth. "Now isn't that

special" also came to mind.

[Arbustosux]

2. Extend, but not Cooperate

the new Bush mantra

[underpants]

7. to be released July 26th heat of the summer/vacation time

They are hoping it dies from a lack of attention. Anyone who brings it up later will be painted as "politicizing 9/11" the irony will be as thick as the humidity at that point.

[underpants]

11. I'll add-I KNEW IT! They can't juggle more than one ball at a time

The want one issue per day one at a time so they can all be on board and so can their talking heads. How many balls have they got up in the air right now?

WMD
Iraq itself
Plame
9/11
Medicare 35% more than they let anyone know
Deficits
Immigration criticism
AWOL?
Energy bill shelved lawsuits persist

ON EDIT-Poll #s dropping like a rock and he's losing to Kerry AND Edwards and has been losing to "Unnamed Democrat"

[nostamj]

12. perhaps NO JOBS

should be on that list?

and, no provisions for Iraq/Afghanistan wars in the budget?

[underpants]

15. Oh yeah then there is that

The economy how stupid of me to forget that. :spank:

[cally]

3. Why?

I don't get this one. Why would he agree unless he knows the findings will come out in his favor. I hope I'm wrong and he just caved into the pressure.

[dflprincess]

10. I think he had to cave

He (or Rove) figured out how bad it's going to look if they don't grant the extension. They're gambling that 60 days won't be enough time to really dig up all the dirt that would send them to jail.

[buckeye1]

17. you got it,

This is good news. 250 wittinesses remain to be heard. 2 million documents need attention.

Flame away.

[cally]

4. Double post...sorry

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[montanacowboy]

5. 60 days?

what a joke = now he can stall and stall and stall and say, he gave it more time - he will never testify nor will any of his minons, because the 9-11 commission is a bunch of pussies who don't DARE to use their supoena power on the powerful - WHAT WAS IN THE AUG. 6TH BRIEFING? HUH? THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW.

move on folks, it's just PR for the Chimp

[hang a left]

18. That is exactly what the commission asked for.

[arcane1]

6. 60 whole days, how generous. Gonna cough up some documents?

I suppose he will continue to give them nothing to work with, but will be able to say he 'cooperated' with them

:puke:

they really need to somehow get some extra-marital sex into their report, it's the only way the Repubes will give them the time and money they need to do the job.

Imagine how effective this 9/11 panel would be if they had the same time limit as Whitewater, along with the Whitewater money, subpoena power, etc.

priorities...

[codegreen]

8. rock! n/t

n/t

[hang a left]

9. Why? IMO

Because the fix is in. Or they are planning another invasion that will occur at the time of the deadline. Remember the "spring offensinve"

[buckeye1]

21. Not likely.

Bush has destroyed the Army. We can bomb anywhere ,but invasion is not possible. A Bush 2nd term is a draft assured.

[hang a left]

26. I don't know buckeye, they are reducing European forces

by 1/3 I read recently. That is alot of soldiers.

[mbperrin]

14. Gosh,,,,sixty WHOLE days???!!!

Wow, how generous.

[proud patriot]

16. wheeeeeeeeeeeeee !

Check !

[BadGimp]

19. Can you say Capitulation?

I thought you could :)

Next up: The Iraq WMD panel - the President can not be allowed to pick the panel members nor can he be allowed to define the scope and scale of the investigation. Otherwise it will not be an "independent" investigation...duh

[papau]

20. Bush Backs More Time for 9/11 Panel Report (AP dupe of Reuters)

Bush Backs More Time for 9/11 Panel Report (AP dupe of Reuters)

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=3&u=/ap/20040204...

Bush Backs More Time for 9/11 Panel Report
By SCOTT LINDLAW, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites) reversed himself Wednesday and said he now supports giving a commission investigating the 9/11 attacks more time to produce a final report.

The commission is scheduled to finish its work on May 27. But panel members last month asked Congress for a two-month extension, citing a need for full analysis of reams of documents about the disaster.

Bush had resisted that request for months, saying through his spokesmen that the administration wanted the panel to complete its work as soon as possible. Privately, White House aides feared that delaying the commission's final report would result in a potentially damaging assessment of the administration's handling of pre-attack intelligence in the heat of a presidential campaign.

On Wednesday, the White House relented, saying it backed moving the deadline to July 26. But White House spokesman Scott McClellan also urged the commission to wrap up its work 30 days after that. If Congress accepts Bush's recommendation, the report would arrive at the end of August, just as the presidential campaign is entering the post-Labor Day final stretch.
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[Hornito]

22. What the heck is up...

with Lieberman and McCain, sponsoring legislation to extend the panel's deadline to Jan. of 2005? Now why would Lieberman do that, and give Bush a chance to put this off until AFTER the elections? I swear, I don't trust Lieberman any farther than I could throw him. I think he knows some of what's going on here (and so does McCain), and is working in concert with those who are going to try and "pull a Hutton" on the 9/11 report.

Watch these guys pass a bill extending it to Jan./05, under the auspices of the commission needing more time to "insure a complete report, in the intrests of national security". Bush would risk looking overtly political had he proposed such an extension, so of course, he has Joe and John do it for him.

This smells, and so does Joe and John.

On edit: Think there's a chance Bush did this because he's got Osama in a spider hole somewhere, timed to come out the same day as the report?????

[Whoa_Nelly]

23. Welcome to DU, Hornito!

:hi:

[Hornito]

24. Thanks Angel.....

:hi:

[DoYouEverWonder]

25. Don't worry

Bu$hCo is being tried in the court of public opinion, right here, right now. It won't be long before they start turning in their resignations.