NYT- 9/11 Families Group Rebukes Bush for Impasse on Overhaul

[maddezmom]

ASHINGTON, Oct. 27 - The principal advocacy group for families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks blamed President Bush and a group of House Republicans on Wednesday for the failure of Congress to approve a bill to enact the recommendations of the bipartisan Sept. 11 commission and overhaul the nation's intelligence agencies.

In a statement clearly meant to influence voters in next week's election, the group did not explicitly endorse Senator John Kerry, the Democratic presidential candidate, but said Mr. Bush had "allowed members of his own party to derail the legislative process."

The statement, which also singled out Speaker J. Dennis Hastert and five other House Republicans for blame, said, "The president never took time from his campaign to come to Washington himself to see this through," adding: "Election Day is imminent. Now it's our turn."

Efforts by House and Senate negotiators to work out a compromise bill appeared close to collapse on Wednesday, with lawmakers at a stalemate over the powers of a proposed national intelligence director and other issues.

more: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/28/politics/28panel.html
* should have used the bully pulpit to get this reform passed...KUDOS to the 9/11 families for keeping this in the headlines.

and an earlier thread about 9/11 Families filing suit in NYC.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=937415&mesg_id=937415

[speedoo]

1. This is how K/E rebuts shrub's closing ad.

Shrub, as usual, uses 9/11 for his political purposes.

But this will be the last time he does it, thank God.

[Gloria]

2. They are speaking on CSpan1 right now (repeat of their press conf.)

[maddezmom]

3. watched earlier today...but now have the SOX on!!!

[maddezmom]

4. and the RED SOX WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=587&ncid=755&e=1&u=/ap/20041028/ap_on_sp_ba_ga_su/bbo_world_series