Democrats Adrift: Followup
Looks like somebody’s taking my advice 
Senate Dems Plan Investigatory Hearings:
[Senators] Reid and Dorgan said they [GOP-led congressional committees] fell short of fulfilling the role of Congress to oversee executive branch excesses. They said issues that “cry out” for closer investigation, in addition to contracting abuses in Iraq, include the administration’s use of prewar intelligence and its reported effort to stifle information about the true cost of the new Medicare prescription drug benefit.
I had suggested the idea of such investigations as a 2006 campaign theme. I didn’t contemplate launching investigations now, as panels led by the minority Democrats do not have real teeth, in that they lack subpoena power. But “Dorgan said there are plenty of whistleblowers ‘anxious to tell their story.’” If there’s anything to his assertion, hopefully doing these investigations now will amount to more than just empty political theater.
