Flip Flop. Rep. Porter Goss (R-FL), President Bush’s nominee to head the CIA, was one of six Congressmen who wanted deep cuts in intelligence in the late 1990s. Goss cosponsored legislation to cut CIA personnel by 20% back in 1995. Now, he's the choice to rebuild the CIA in light of intel failures like 9/11 and the WMDs in Iraq goof up. (WashPost)
Bordering on Doubt. Hot on the heels of a report from the 9/11 Commission citing lax immigration policy, a survey shows Border Patrol agents frustrated with a lack of training and resources to do their job right. The survey shows 62% think the Homeland Security Department could do more to fight terrorism on the borders. (WashPost)
Talk About Secret Ballots. The companies that will provide electronic voting machines to one-third of the nation’s voters this fall have tested their equipment in secret. Secret could mean leaving no paper trail. Hey! Just like these machines. (MSNBC)
Maybe He'll Veto the Minimum Wage Bill on his Gulfstream. A guy who made $20 million a movie has to decide whether to sign a bill raising California’s minimum wage to $7.75 an hour. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has promised to veto any bills that create an “anti-business climate.” (FOX News)
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