Today, he picks up the behind-the-scenes games going on in the House to get a bill despite the obvious disinterest of the people and the stalwart performance of many of the Blue Dogs whose re-election is threatened by Republicans in swing districts.
Money quote:
(Steny)Hoyer's motives, then, appear to be two-pronged: (1) he and the House Democratic leadership simply want to grant amnesty to telecoms -- they favor it -- because they do not want the lawsuits relating to illegal spying to proceed to resolution; and (2) they are deferring to the tiny number of Blue Dogs who favor amnesty and warrantless eavesdropping.
In the interest of more and better Democrats, Act Blue is taking contributions towards an ad campaign to run in Dino (Dem in name only) Chris Carney's Pennsylvania district not unlike the R's who targeted the vulnerable House Dems who stood firm against telecom immunity.
Remember, the whole issue about the lawsuits against the telecoms is that discovery in those suits is the only way at this point we are likely to learn just how extensively the administration was involved in illegal spying on Americans, and just how far up the chain it went.
The administration is not going to hand this stuff over without them.
Lesson: Primary politics isn't the only thing going on right now.
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