Reply #3: item back in spring of 2002... after Israel went into Ramallah [View All]

[salin]

and after the rhetoric about Iraq had begun to step up its pace...
after 6 weeks it broke in the press that the president nor his people had any contact with Congress per updates on National Security.

Then it turned out... that they had briefed top republican's in the house - but not the top democrats in the senate (who held the majority)... used vague "national security issues" language.

Then it turne out... that top GOP donors - with no security clearance - had been in attendance in the meetings where Condi briefed the top GOP officials in the House.

Very short media stir - and the story went away.