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Politics : American Presidential Politics and foreign affairs
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To: Ruffian who wrote (26134)2/17/2008 12:51:43 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) of 71588
 
Or... you could thank the political calculations of the Bush White House if you liked. :-)

The President could have had either an EXTENSION of the powers of the *existing law*, or the new law he says he wants (minus only legal immunity for phone companies who haven't even been tried yet, let alone convicted of anything yet <g>), ANY TIME that the President wanted.

Instead of either of those options, (the old law or the new rules he said he wants), apparently the Prez decided that he'd prefer to have a campaign issue for the Fall....
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