This is where things start, going bad

Remember the Democrats demagoguing the 911 commission, chiding President Bush for not listening to all of its suggestions and simply making political and not security decisions? Remember how the Democrats promised to enact all of the 911 commission's suggestions if they were to win control of Congress? Remember how the Democrats won control of Congress? And how about those 911 commission suggestions? Hold your horses, Lee Harvey.

That's right, Congressional Democrats are balking on the most involved change suggested by the 911 commission, the reorganization of the intelligence capabilities of Congress itself. According to unidentified Democratic aides, Congress will simply study a potential reorganization, and if history is any lesson, they will study it and study it and study it and then decide against it.

The rumored reason? Because of the boneheaded decisions by Nancy Pelosi to fight for Jowely crooked Congressman Jack Murtha for Majority Leader and bearded crooked Congressman Alcee Hastings for Intelligence Chair, she lost her political clout before she even takes the Speaker's gavel. And now because Murtha is going to get control of the Appropriations defense subcommittee, Pelosi wouldn't want to piss her good and crooked friend off by taking away some of his money and power.

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss...

Capitol Hill Update

- Incoming Senate Majority Leaders Harry Reid said his relationship with fellow Nevada Senator John Ensign is close, but not "a Brokeback Mountain situation". Ensign agreed, calling it "much more physical than that."

- Jowely onetime crooked Congressman Jack Murtha claims he has enough votes to beat Steny Hoyer for the position of House Majority Leader, but just to be sure, he's planning to bribe all of the undecideds. Hoyer blasted Murtha for "ethical lapses, and stealing my idea to bribe all of the undecideds."

- Trent "I still think segregation was underrated" Lott is settling back in the Senate Leadership, where as I noted yesterday he will be the Minority Whip, which, of course is a better title than the one he suggested, Minority Noose.*

- And finally, it's Freshman orientation week in Washington, where newly elected Congressman and Senators will get really drunk, talk about how much they love John Mayer, and have sex with each other. Wait, I think I'm confused... No, I'm right.

*Credit to PK, again