The House Republicans staged a walk-out today after Democrats insisted on playing games with the new bill, recently passed by the Senate, regarding the warrantless wiretapping program that has been so successful in the past few years.
This whole thing is mind-numbing. The program's constitutionality has been repeatedly affirmed by the court system. Several important arrests have been made through the program. It is less intrusive than many other past wiretapping or surveillance programs. There is basically no good reason to oppose this, but for Democrats and their constituents the name of the game is to bash on Bush as much as possible, and national security be hanged.
Absolutely appalling.
CapQ has John Boehner on video urging the walk-out.
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