Sen. Durbin hands Cheney his hat (defunds the heart of darkness)

[deminks]

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/003646.php

If at first Rahm doesn't succeed, try, try again in the Senate.

This afternoon, a Senate appropriations panel chaired by Dick Durbin (D-IL) stripped $4.8 million out of Vice President Cheney's budget for not complying with security rules for classified information. The move -- on a day consumed by Iraq -- came two weeks after a previous effort in the House by Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) failed. It's unclear if the move will survive a full Appropriations Committee vote, but if Cheney wants his money back, all he needs to do is allow the National Archives' Information Security Oversight Office to perform a few unobtrusive inspections. Don't hold your breath, though.

[aquart]

1. Nice first step. Next?

[Nite Owl]

2. If they would stick with it

this would be great but the backing down has become a pattern.