Looks like both Kerry and the media are going after Bush for only spending an hour with the Sept. 11 commission. Here’s Kerry, from Eschaton:
Kerry, who has accused Bush of impeding a federal commission investigating the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, said Monday while campaigning in Florida, “If the president of the United States can find time to go to a rodeo, he can spend more than one hour before the commission.”
And here’s an excerpt from the White House press briefing, from Talking Points Memo:
Q: You just said, “all the questions they want to raise.” That means he’s no longer going to limit it to an hour?
McCLELLAN: Well, that’s what it’s scheduled for now. But, look, he’s going to answer all the questions they want to raise. Keep in mind that the commission —
Q: If they’re still asking at one hour, he’ll still answer them?
McCLELLAN: Keep in mind that the commission has already had access to all the information they requested, as I just pointed out, including our most sensitive national security documents. That’s what I’m talking about when I’m talking about unprecedented cooperation. And the commission has also — yes, let me finish —
Good.