] The Bush White House, irritated by pesky questions from ] congressional Democrats about how the administration is ] using taxpayer money, has developed an efficient ] solution: It will not entertain any more questions from ] opposition lawmakers. ] ] The decision -- one that Democrats and scholars said is ] highly unusual -- was announced in an e-mail sent ] Wednesday to the staff of the House and Senate ] Appropriations Committees. House committee Democrats had ] just asked for information about how much the White House ] spent making and installing the "Mission Accomplished" ] banner for President Bush's May 1 speech aboard the USS ] Abraham Lincoln. Further proof that the Bush administration is off its rocker... as if we needed any further proof. White House Puts Limits on Queries From Democrats (washingtonpost.com) |