These are the people we have elected. Rather than enact vital reform of the U.S. intelligence community, a few conservative house members showed their true colors: protecting turf and consolidating power.

Duncan Hunter and F. James Sensenbrenner Jr.'s obstructionism make it very clear that:

• We have little hope for bipartizan cooperation in this Republican congress. Appealing to the democrats for votes was apparently a worse option than letting the bill fail.
• Republican "support" for the president comes in strange forms.
• Hypocracy never seems to be punished in Washington: the very party that campaigned against Democratic filibustering refused to let this widely supported bill come to a vote.
• Having another September 11 is apparently a better option than taking some budget and power away from a few politicians.

This is very disappointing.