Legal Commentary

Hoyer Trying Hard To Capitulate On FISA

By Big Tent Democrat

mcjoan has the details:

So the question is, who's doing the tugging [on FISA capitulation] here, the frosh Blue Dogs or Hoyer? Obviously, the majority of the Blue Dog coalition can be controlled by leadership. They were back in March when only five of them defected on supporting the much better, telco amnesty-free House bill.

So why in the hell does this puny group of freshman concern trolls have a say in this at all? Why is Hoyer bending over backwards to find a "compromise" that will appease them?

Hoyer is doing what Hoyer wants to do. Do not kid yourself into thinking the Blue Dogs are forcing him to do anything.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on May 01, 2008 (boomark / email).