Professor Chaos' Blog

WASHINGTON — Constituents called Rep. Peter DeFazio's office, worried there was a conspiracy buried in the classified portion of a White House plan for operating the government after a terrorist attack.


As a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, DeFazio, D-Ore., is permitted to enter a secure "bubbleroom'' in the Capitol and examine classified material. So he asked the White House to see the secret documents.

On Wednesday, DeFazio got his answer: DENIED.

"I just can't believe they're going to deny a member of Congress the right of reviewing how they plan to conduct the government of the United States after a significant terrorist attack,'' DeFazio said.

Homeland Security Committee staffers told his office that the White House initially approved his request, but it was later quashed. DeFazio doesn't know who did it or why.

"We're talking about the continuity of the government of the United States of America,'' DeFazio said. "I would think that would be relevant to any member of Congress, let alone a member of the Homeland Security Committee.''

Bush administration spokesman Trey Bohn declined to say why DeFazio was denied access: "We do not comment through the press on the process that this access entails. It is important to keep in mind that much of the information related to the continuity of government is highly sensitive.''

Norm Ornstein, a legal scholar who studies government continuity at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, said he ``cannot think of one good reason'' to deny access to a member of Congress who serves on th

I said it in my Al gore= Hypocrite blog. Edwards is a huge phony. Out of all the candidates he is the one that really scares me. I think if he got into the White House we would be in for lots of trouble.

Blame it on the chemo.

People like Belial would rather find some miniscule thing Al Gore does and say he is a bad person so global warming is a farce then actually look at global warming for what it is the same for Edwards. I do not care about gaffes from how Bush speaks to Edwards to Gore to Allen and "Macaca" and people that do just want to delude themselves to actual problems and concentrate on personal attacks hoping the issue goes down with them.

wasn't Clinton in office for awhile??? What have harry Reid and the dems done? Yippie they raised minimum wage to less than most states are currently at anyway.....OK lets say they have had some idea's but couldn't get them passed because of the evil republicans. What are they??? all they do is say they are for the environment and helping the poor and foreign policy, they have no real idea's. Look at the percentages of taxes and who pays them and how much, when a tax cut is put in place we are supposed to leave out the ones that pay the most?? Most "poor" people don't actually pay taxes because at the end of the year they have paid in about $1500 or less and if they have 1 kid it's around $3500 that they get back, 2 kids, over $4000, 3 or more, upwards of $6000 and I say this because I know people that get it. The two most important ways to fight being "poor" is too force them to work not supply more and more programs that make them dependant. Why should college be a right for you or anyone, everyone else has, and had to work for it or earn it and now people want great pay to pay for school so they can make great pay.

Thats kind of how I see it too Colby I was kind of hoping for a third party.

I would prefer to help fix the drug addicts then throw them out on the street. It is alot tougher to break addictions then you might think. Did you read Times article on addictions.

What kind of "people" am I demboy? I am pointing out hypocrisy I am not a republican nor a democrat I would point out hypocrisy from any of the candidates. If you have a platform then PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH. I don't find it miniscule that someone that preaches save the environment serves an endangered fish for a large gathering. You speak as if you are the all knowing demboy. Do you know how hard it is to break addiction? have you been addicted? You know this from an article in the times?
When it truly comes down to it none of the dems have a real platform except bash Bush, that is serving us well right now in congress ain't it. A congress that has accomplished squat. yeah yeah the minimum wage thats been coming for years. They preach stop the war but are too chicken to cut off funding, they are spineless wimps. For the record I kind of like obama except for his lack of experience.

The point I'm making is how can you put your trust in someone and vote for them when they are total hypocrites? Its not tabloid its the truth.

Act as rich people act? hahaha Thats rich!! When you are in the public eye your personal life is your your political life, you are just salty because you kneel at the altar of the democrats and they are nothing but hypocrites. To quote one of my favorite songs. "talking to you is like clapping with one hand"