Bummer (via 9/11 legislation)

I'd been hoping that the 9/11 Commission's report would lead to the injection of some good ideas into a crazed and crony-ridden security apparatus. No such luck. From a damning synopsis of the current state of the legislation (over at Talk Left):

It's filled with huge expanded law enforcement powers that the 9/11 Commission did not recommend. The 9/11 Commission report asked for changes in intelligence and national security. It did not want a new anti-crime bill. It warned against combining the two. ...

It calls for a counter-narcotics office. More wiretaps. Greater deportation. Expedited removal. Increased alien detention bed space. No bail for suspected terrorists. Drivers' license controls. Greater passenger screening. Implementing of biometric screening. Provisions for combating biased foreign media coverage of the U.S. It's disgusting.

(?? Run that last one by me again?)

Sigh.