AJC Liberal Columnists having a hard time

With Cynthia Tucker off in Michael Moore land, you would think that at least one of the liberal columnists at the AJC would have a worthwhile column. Instead, we get this today from Jay Bookman, where he questions the House of Representatives taking up a bill to keep the courts from redefining marriage. At the end of the column, Bookman writes:

As that debate and vote took place Thursday, the 9/11 commission was delivering its report to the president and the American people, pointing out that we had been vulnerable to attack on Sept. 11 because our nation's leaders had failed to act and had failed to treat terrorism as a priority. Shortly afterward, House Speaker Dennis Hastert said that it was unlikely that any action would be taken on the panel's recommendations this year.

It seems the House is too busy with other things.

However, in a news article in the AJC, we find this statement (subtitled, 'Bush considers unilateral measures. Get it? Unilateral):

Republican leaders in Congress once had said they would not get to the matter until October, but said Friday they will hold hearings in August, between the two political conventions.

and that

Bush's aides said the panel's most ambitious recommendations, including the creation of the counterterrorism center and national intelligence director, are likely to require approval from Congress. But with Republicans controlling both chambers, Bush's endorsement could prod action before the Nov. 2 election.

One wonder's if Tucker and Bookman actually read the news (even what passes for it in their own newspaper), or if they are just making it up as they go along.