Ooh, latest spin from the Dirty Bomb 54

Well, the latest spin the GOP Senators are giving for voting against the Hurricane Katrina independent commission is that - get this - there were "procedural problems" with the amendment they were voting on. I know this because this is what they've told a number of you calling them, and you've reported it back to me - this is coming from several offices, so it's clearly a coordinated response to the calls they're getting (and a sign that they'r worried).

What this spin really means is that they opposed the amendment because it had a technical problem, but not because they actually had a problem with the substance of the amendment itself, setting up the independent commission - they're only problem is that the amendment setting up the commission was put on a bill in a wrong way.

Ok, great.

Then call those Senators back and say, "wow, so you mean you SUPPORT the amendment setting up the independent commission so long as it's attached to the RIGHT bill or so long as it's offered as its own free-standing legislation?! That's great, I'll be sure to tell the media!"