McCain Says WMD Commission Needs Subpoena Power (But we forget 911?)

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&ncid=703&e=8&u=/nm/20040307/ts_nm/congress_mccain_dc

McCain Says WMD Commission Needs Subpoena Power (for 2005 report!!!!)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republican, said on Sunday the commission created by President Bush to investigate intelligence failures in the buildup to the Iraq war needs subpoena power.

McCain, a member of the bipartisan panel, said such powers would give commission "certain credibility," and voiced hope an agreement would be reached to obtain it.<snip>

Bush, under pressure from Democrats and Republicans, created the commission on Feb. 6 to determine why no weapons of mass destruction have been found in postwar Iraq. The Bush administration cited the threat of such weapons programs as a primary reason for the Iraqi war. <snip>

Bush gave the commission until March 31, 2005, to report back, meaning results will not be known until after November when voters decide whether to give him a second term.

[papau]

1. 911 commission got no real extention - final report date unchanged

All the GOP did was allow the 911 commission to ask more question during the 2 month period previously set aside for "only" writing the report.

Does McCain believe this pretend concern for the WMD commission will us and the media forget how the 911 commission is being screwed?

Well - sorry - the media has been told to make no fuss over the 911 commission screwing - so it won't make a fuss.

So revised question - Does McCain think this posturing about the WMD will get the media to prentend how honest "some" of the GOP positions are?

sigh ...

I guess it answers it self since it is just a "will the media do what the GOP want" question

sigh.....