Show of hands: who here is jazzed about those scrappy little House Dems who pulled together with some smart political maneuvering, and drove a stake through the heart of the Senate's FISA bill?
Yeah. Me too.
Then I had to go and ruin my buzz by checking out what CNN had to say about it...
http://www.cnn.com/...
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The House of Representatives voted Friday to back the Democratic-sponsored revisions to federal surveillance laws.
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The vote came after a secret session Thursday night in the House. It was the first time the House has met in secret since 1983.
The Democratic plan would allow telecommunications companies...
Ooooh! Sinister goings-on! A secret meeting that resulted in the Dems getting what they wanted! And all without a single mention that the meeting was a last-ditch effort by Republicans to sell their politics of fear to any stray Dems that might latch on.
That's some awesome reporting, CNN. I wonder if you'll make Bush's pocket veto of the bill sound equally sinister.