March 10, 2006

Great moments in politics - Jay Rockefeller

But Congress is by definition a committee with diffuse responsibility and a penchant for running for cover in a storm. That's what happened when the NSA wiretap story first leaked, and Senate Democrat Jay Rockefeller immediately joined the blame game even though he'd been briefed on the program for years as Vice Chairman of the Intelligence Committee.
"President Gulliver. Congress is acting like the 'imperial' branch." Wall Street Journal, 3/9/06.

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