House Leaves Surveillance Law to Expire

Only slightly biased at the Times. Congress is betting that there will be no terrorist attacks in the rest of the year. If there are, they are going to be in big trouble for ending the surveillance on the terrorists.

They know this, of course, and if any attacks happen, they will blame Bush for both letting it happen and for planning it. Just like they do about 9/11. Even though the Muslims claim credit for those attacks. Stupid Lefties.

House Leaves Surveillance Law to Expire - New York Times: "“Our intelligence professionals are working day and night to keep us safe,” Mr. Bush said, “and they’re waiting to see whether Congress will give them the tools they need to succeed or tie their hands by failing to act.”

But Ms. Pelosi and other House Democrats said Mr. Bush and Congressional Republicans were at fault because they had resisted temporarily extending the bill to allow disagreements to be worked out. Democrats would not be bullied into approving a measure they considered flawed, she said.

“The president knows full well that he has all the authority he needs to protect the American people,” said Ms. Pelosi, who then referred to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s admonition about fearing only fear itself. “President Bush tells the American people that he has nothing to offer but fear, and I’m afraid that his fear-mongering of this bill is not constructive.”

The decision by the House Democratic leadership to let the law lapse is the greatest challenge to Mr. Bush on a major national security issue since the Democrats took control of Congress last year."