Congress has really scaled back it's "watchdog" role. In the past, it would investigate all kinds of things. Today, investigations are more the exception than the rule.For instance, in the 1990s, Congress gathered 140 hours of sworn testimony on whether President Clinton used the White House Christmas Card List to find potential campaign contributors.
But Congress gathered only 12 hours of sworn testimony into the Abu Ghraib prison abuses. (Boston Globe, HT: The Raw Story)
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