I agree with Eric Alterman about Joe Conason's column in Salon. I had been thinking much the same, but he beat me to it.

It isn't clear to me that an independent commission is the best way to look into the 9/11 events. It could be a complete whitewash, as Alterman reminds us the Tower commission was. I'm not sure that a Congressional investigation is more prone to be a useless exercise in CYA. Those wishing to score partisan points might be more likely to get to the truth than a bunch of gray haired paternalistic has-beens who believe they are entitled to determine what is or isn't good for the country.