Frustrated by Bush administration restrictions, former senator Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.) said yesterday he might quit the special commission investigating the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

I think he would be allowed to quit.

Also:
President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have placed strict limits on the private interviews they will grant to the federal commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, saying they will meet only with the panel's top two officials and that Bush will submit to only a single hour of questioning, panel members said Wednesday.

Perfectly justifiable. They are, after all, extremely busy men, and there does remain a very real question of National Security.

The commission, which has 10 members and is bipartisan, said it also had been informed by the White House that Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, had rejected its request that she testify in public about the intelligence reports she received before the attacks.

Perfectly justifiable. She is, after all, extremely busy woman, and there does remain a very real question of National Security.

Democratic members of the panel said the administration's moves raised new questions about its willingness to cooperate with the commission, which is investigating intelligence and law enforcement blunders in the months and years before the attacks.

Most of what happens on The Hill is questionable, and there does remain a very real question of National Security.

The White House initially opposed creating the panel.

Also justifiable via National Security -- and everyone is wondering why the White House stands by its initial opposition.

Were we really to expect full and open cooperation? I don't think so. Are you surprised?

Dan