From MSNBC six days ago:
Mr Bush, in an effort to force passage of the bill, warned on Friday he would veto any temporary extension of the (Patriot) act.From AP today:
The White House is hailing the Senate's vote to extend the Patriot Act for six months, a day after vowing President Bush wouldn't accept a short-term extension.Press Secretary Scott McClellan calls Wednesday night's Senate vote "an important victory for the American people."
It's truly astounding how myopic and forgetful the administration presumes us to be.
