A Widow's tale

Check out this excerpt from Judy Woodruff's interview with Kristen Breitweiser, one of the 9.11 widows that forced Bush to ok the 9.11 commission. She is very eloquent on one of the most troubling aspects of the Bush administration - it's resistance to inquiry and transparency, even in areas that clearly affect the security of the nation and the well-being of its citizens:

WOODRUFF: You said that you voted for George W. Bush in 2000. What has turned you around

BREITWEISER: I think my own personal experience in the last three years, where I'd hoped that President Bush -- someone that I voted for, that my husband voted for -- would have been my biggest ally in trying to correct the problems that occurred on the morning of September 11th and trying to make this nation safer. And what I found out, for the last three years, is that he was our biggest adversary. And I'm very disappointed...

WOODRUFF: Specifically because he what?

BREITWEISER: With regard to the 9/11 Commission, President Bush: fought the creation of the commission; fought the legislative language to make sure the commission was set up in a bipartisan manner; fought the funding of the commission; fought an extension for the commission; fought access to individuals and documents.

This commission was very important because it was going to make sure that we learn from the mistakes that occurred in 9/11 and, in a sense, honor the lost lives by making sure that in the next attack -- which we know is going to happen -- more lives would be saved.