Bush railed about this last night in his big speech, but still no deal. He got a month -- and it is still being held up by the hard-core right wing GOPers (the AP refers to them as "libertarian-leaning Republicans"):
The Patriot Act is set to be extended for another month while conservative Republicans and the White House work out changes they say would protect people from government intrusion without weakening the war on terror.Those same "libertarian-leaning Republicans" can't be too psyched about the domestic spying operation. That kind of pervasive government intrusion doesn't go over too well with the "libertarian-leaning" constituents.
A day after President Bush insisted that Congress renew 16 provisions set to expire Friday, the House was set to extend the act until March 10 to give negotiators more time to come up with a deal. The Senate was expected to follow before the deadline.
