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February 20, 2006
Player of the Week - Feb. 20 - Sen. Pat Roberts
Senator Pat Roberts, (R-Kan.) wins this week's Political Sports Player of the Week for his superb play on the part of the administration. The play started when Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller called for a broad investigation into the NSA wiretapping program. Sen. Roberts thought he had the votes to defeat the measure along party line votes within his committee, however two Republicans, Senators Snowe and Hagel, indicated they would not support Roberts. In a closed session Roberts then called for adjournment until March 7, which passed along party line vote. Roberts has since come out for some sort of Congressional oversight of the program, but not an investigation.
Roberts gains significant political yardage supporting the White House and the NSA in derailing any investigation into past events. Not letting the White House hog all the attention he grabs the spotlight himself by calling for "some" type of Congressional oversight on the wiretapping. It certainly remains to be seen what he will agree to and how far he would stand against his fearless leader. However, it does establish a degree of independence, which can be useful in any future Kansas political campaigns. It was a very good move.
We should also mention that this is the same Sen. Roberts who claimed that his committee did not have time to investigate the use of pre-war intelligence leading up to the Iraq war. Roberts has done everything he possible to delay that particular investigation. He is clearly a major Senate player for the administration. Congratulations on winning this week's award!
Posted by Chip Spear at February 20, 2006 12:07 PM
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