The danger of a catastrophic attack on Congress is real--it might have happened on 9/11.

The danger of a catastrophic attack on Congress is real--it might have happened on 9/11.

President Bush's support for a constitutional amendment that would effectively ban gay marriage has pushed the issue onto a Congressional agenda that is already filled and more.

The author responds to letters from lawmakers.

Duncan Hunter and James Sensenbrenner have blocked the headlong rush to intelligence "reform" legislation that puts current military operation in Iraq and Afghanistan at risk.

The Republicans are governing the House with a mind-set that is unfortunate and ultimately counterproductive.

Neither the framers nor subsequent political leaders had built in to the constitutional framework any plans to reconstitute Congress in the event of a catastrophe like 9/11. I called for Congressional leaders to at least create a commission to study the problem and potential solutions.

Watch the rest of the journeyof intelligence reform through Congress--it may provide clues for how Social Security, tax reform, energy, and other issues will be treated.