DEAD-EYE DICK PART II

In an attempt to thwart the spread of bird flu, George W. Bush  just bombed the Canary Islands.

White House Working to Avoid Wiretap Probe

But Some Republicans Say Bush Must Be More Open About Eavesdropping Program

Washington Post February 20, 2006

At two key moments in recent days, White House officials contacted congressional leaders just ahead of intelligence committee meetings that could have stirred demands for a deeper review of the administration's warrantless-surveillance program, according to House and Senate sources.

In both cases, the administration was spared the outcome it most feared, and it won praise in some circles for showing more openness to congressional oversight.

But the actions have angered some lawmakers who think the administration's purported concessions mean little. Some Republicans said that the White House came closer to suffering a big setback than is widely known, and that President Bush must be more forthcoming about the eavesdropping program to retain Congress's good will. read it all:

"..You know what happened to Nixon when he broke the law''--Columnist Helen Thomas nails Press Secretary McClellan