So the Whitehouse has finally come to their senses and will “allow” Condoleezza Rice to testify in public under oath before the 9/11 Commission. How very thoughtful. I guess I was wrong, they really do wish to investigate what went wrong that day and how it might be avoided in the future.
But wait, another caveat or two from the Whitehouse counsel before proceeding:
…That way, they won’t have to bother with cleaning up any inconvenient loose ends in the future.
Furthermore, they care so much that they will not only have the President testify (in private, not under oath) to the Commission, but they’ll be kind enough to throw in the Vice-President on that same day, at that same session at no additional cost! More from the counsel to the President:
Why waste time asking the President and Vice-President to testify separately, when they can be in the same room at the same time in a “joint private session” to keep their stories straight and avoid any confusion?!
These guys are amazing.
The commission agreed to these terms so please stop banting about it.
Did the commission have any choice in the matter?
They had no choice when Bush said "No Condi public testimony", much as they have no choice now. They will take Bush & Cheney together or they will get none. Kinda like when Dad goes in with his kid to see the principal I guess.