Surprise, a rubberstamp Congress is exactly what Bush wants—our talking point is nothing other than the truth. And the Times could have nailed that story, with quote. Did they? Of course not.

Instead, useful idiot David Stout, covering Arlen “Pop Tart” Spector’s bill to retroactively legalize the 30 felonies Bush committed under His unconstitutional warrantless surveillance program, peddles the shopworn “strong feelings across the aisle” narrative:

The intensity of feeling aroused by the Specter-White House version was illustrated in the reaction of the American Civil Liberties Union. “Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee acted as a rubber stamp for the administration’s abuse of power,” said Caroline Fredrickson, head of the A.C.L.U.’s Washington legislative office, in urging defeat by the full Senate.

As we know, feelings aren’t facts. So, when the ACLU says Bush is demanding a “rubberstamp” is that a feeling?

Or a fact?

David Stout thinks “feeling”, but that’s just yet one more wet fart from yet one more Beltway insider. When the Judiciary Committee was making its decisions, who was involved? Let’s look at his last paragraph:

Mr. Warner has not ruled out a compromise with the White House, he told The A.P. after a closed meeting. But he, Mr. Graham and Mr. McCain said no accord had been reached during a meeting with C.I.A. Director Michael Hayden and Assistant Attorney General Steven Bradbury.

So, you may ask, who is Steven Bradbury?

Corrente, unlike highly trained and very well paid stenographer David Stout, checked Google. Think Progress:

The Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday heard testimony from Steven Bradbury, head of the Justice Department’s office of legal counsel. When questioned by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) on whether the President’s interpretation of the Hamdan case was right or wrong, Bradbury replied, “The President is always right.”

Any question in your mind why Bush wanted Bradbury in that meeting?

Or does “The President is always right” not sound like “rubberstamp” to you?

NOTE Sorry I couldn’t alter “The President” to “Bush,” as I generally do. I needed to preserve the wording of the quote.