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stoutfellowThe United States is facing the worst environmental disaster in its history.
As is usual - in cases as varied as the assassination of John Kennedy and the disaster at Three Mile Island - a government commission has been established to investigate.
As is usual, the commission has requested subpoena powers from Congress.
As is usual, the House of Representatives voted to allow this, 419-1, the sole dissent coming from perennial gadfly Ron Paul.
As is usual, the Senate Majority Leader requested unanimous consent to approve these powers for the commission.
As has become distressingly usual over the last four years, one or more unnamed members of the Senate Republican Caucus said "No".
...
I grow unutterably weary of these ... people.
Postscript: Oh, hooray, they've changed their minds. That still leaves the question: what the hell were they thinking? Has saying "no" simply become reflexive with them?
As is usual - in cases as varied as the assassination of John Kennedy and the disaster at Three Mile Island - a government commission has been established to investigate.
As is usual, the commission has requested subpoena powers from Congress.
As is usual, the House of Representatives voted to allow this, 419-1, the sole dissent coming from perennial gadfly Ron Paul.
As is usual, the Senate Majority Leader requested unanimous consent to approve these powers for the commission.
As has become distressingly usual over the last four years, one or more unnamed members of the Senate Republican Caucus said "No".
...
I grow unutterably weary of these ... people.
Postscript: Oh, hooray, they've changed their minds. That still leaves the question: what the hell were they thinking? Has saying "no" simply become reflexive with them?
