We simply can't imagine that critical infrastructure protection will not be part of congressional response to September 11 in the long run.

Be not simply good; be good for something.

I don't imagine this taking weeks. The chairman should have a conclusion sometime early next week.

The NSA routinely lies in response to congressional inquiries about the scope of surveillance in America.

The favorable response to the infrastructure plan, even at this stage, is an auspicious sign. The question is whether the governor has, or will have, the political clout to see this grand ambition through.

Then the antitrust protection would evaporate.