Once again, a one-sided, simplistic 'Republicans Good, Democrats Bad' article from Reverend Moon's mouthpiece in our nation's capital. Typical comment in this poor excuse for journalism (from a Republican of course) who trots out the hoary, discredited trope that Democrats must decide "whether they are going to side with the American people or with the terrorists." Anyone suppose they're going to pick Door Number Two? A total waste of the short time it took to read....

The Democrat and Republican "leadership" seem to be in a battle to see who is more out of touch with mainstream America and reality. No clear winner yet. This is another example of why.

It is hard to imagine taking seriously any article in the Washington Times. Peter King seems to be spouting his usual hotheaded rhetoric; I had thought age,fatigue, or embarrassment had slowed him down, but I was wrong. The proposed provision is not seriously discussed here, and the imams are still being called suspicious for praying and changing seats, which I have witnessed many ultraorthodox Jews doing on my intercontinental flights. it is how very religious people tend to behave when trying to gather for prayers. No element in this article cites any Democrat (and mentions only the ultrahawk Joe Lieberman) or remotely suggests why the provision should be included beyond the several quotes from King. What is wrong with Susan ... More »

Good story. I saw the same story on Glenn Reynold's blog a few minutes ago, so no question about truth. Numerous Republicans denounciations. No Democratic justifications of the action, despite the potential for a countrywide bipartisan negative reaction.

This article presents the action of Democrats in Congress in removing a provision that had been adopted with wide, bipartisan support in the House to protect individuals who report suspicious activity from reprisal. The probe of airline security conducted by imams against a US Airways flight late last year had been twarted by alert reporting of their actions by passengers, who then were threatened with lawsuits. The legislation would prevent future reprisals of this kind. The reporter points out that the Democratic leadership had no response to questions about why the provision was taken out.