THE HOUSE DEMS: VIRTUE REWARDED

They stood up to Bush and Jay Rockefeller and refused to give the telcoms retroactive blanket immunity. Now, the Bush regime has decided that all the fear BS won't work and it will have to compromise. According to a couple of sources, one reason the House Dems have held their ground is that they think DNI McConnell is just another Bush ideologue and can't be trusted.