This is a misleading report. The lobbyists on which you report, cannot block legislation. Only the elected officals can block these proposed laws. If they wanted to enact these restrictions, they could. The question is if they have the courage to do it.

re: ocean shipping container inspection ...

Congress has been previously presented with workable comprehensive inspection plan, during open hearings headed in part by S.Biden.

The plan was being implemented overseas as joint Government / NGO operation at the time of the Hearings and Testmony, but would be already in operation (for a year or so) as a model at Singapore's or Hongkong's ocean ports, i forget which.

Costs for the plan & inspections are paid for (to regulators) entirely by the Shipping comunity, as they have incentive of thier "inspected" containers recieving expedited treatment.

Apparently the Admin. & Congress choose to not follow thru on this. Are we supprised? pffffft

Terrorist Attacks ... War On Terrorism ... Pass another Law to prevent ...

As long as these moronic concepts are perpetuated, the RETALIATION by both sides will continue to get worse.

Until gov. leaders, media, & public get thier tumbs out of thier anus's, and deal with the underlying motivations, there will continue to be murder & destruction in the name of freedom (on both sides, and by both sides).

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Since when do lobbyists block legislation? Our representatives are blocking the legislation because they work for the people lining their pockets not the people that hired/voted them into their position.

This seems to be typical of Washington politics and our society, as a whole, everytime there is some sort of disaster, no matter where, it ALWAYS comes down to the $$$$$$$. Look at New Orleans and Katrina. Putting a price on human life is dispicable and shameful.

so, brain ross works for the lobbists on the otherside of the farm industry???

As always a do nothing congress what else is there to say????

Obviously, Clark was an ABC consultant on your film. He certainly made sure HE was shown in a good light in the fight against terrorism on the Path to 9/11 film. This certainly was not an unbiased view. Was he that visable in the decisions on National Security? I doubt it.

I agree with Mango but extend it to everyone in the world. We all need to grow up and get along.

After the total systemic failures within the US government, the failures to immediately implement the 9/11 Report's Recommendations, and the foolish redirection of US forces from Afghanistan to Iraq, I'm scared like on the date 9/11/01.
Why does our government take so long to do anything? The government would take more than five years just to ship an empty paper box across the street!

I am pleased to see a major news outlet telling the truth without taking sides. i have had a hard time watching news and believing what is being said as being the truth

I would like to comment on The Path to 9/11, and the 9/11 commisions report. I just think that it's time to stop the blame game. It's time to take the facts learned and implement them so that 9/11 doesn't happen again, and I'm scared that it will. It doesn't matter if you are Republican, Democrat or anything in between the plain and simple truth is that if you were an American you, and everything that this County is based on was attacked. How did this country get so far away from the patriotism we felt, closeness to our neighbors, and unified spirit for our fellow citizens and allies right after 9/11 to where we are now? How did we get to the point where we are trying to lay blame on Our Presidents and Our Leaders for something that radical beasts did? Just remember who were the ones that did this to us...

I watched the "docudrama" with an open mind... and from the perspective of having worked in the region for the past 15 years, including Iraq. My conclusion is "no confidence" with too much bias and non-accuracies. For shame to the memory of those who died in the attacks and the subsequent adventures.

As long as Republican lawmakers are in power, no one should be suprised that they act in the best interests of corporate America. Move along, nothing to be concerned about here. Baaaaaahhhh

I am in utter shock... that 5 years after this devastating attack.....MONEY is always more important than HUMAN LIFE!!!!!!!!!!

The politics in this country is as thick as the smoke that covered Manhatthan on that tragic day. We are back to the blame game again and there needs to be more Indians instead as many chiefs. You cannot protect this country behind a desk in Washington. I have even had an Arabian doctor tell me that americans are ingnorant on how to protect themselves and there country. This individual is sitting on our soil and telling us this. Why are the people that dropped the ball on 9/11 still in office. Sometimes it take someone to not be so politically correct to save lives.

You make a point that "corporate America" is blocking security steps, but fail to mention the efforts of liberal senators, like my own Russ Feingold, to halt efforts to intercept international calls by known terror suspects, while the media supports those efforst by calling the work "domestic spying." THAT is a much more deliberate act of blockage than a corporate lobby effort!

I cannot believe that the reasons we are not safe, still comes down to $$$. Oh, It cannot happen again! I have heard this said!!! Don't blame the people at the bottom!! Blame the ones at the top!! We as American need to make the people we elect remember what "We the people" means. If you can't do the job we will vote you out!!! The rich need to understand that "we are the people" and we are the who suffer the most. How money is enough for you??? Remember God is watching you!! You cannot take it with you!!

Since when can lobbyists block legislation? Blame the lawmakers who fear not getting re-elected more than terrorist attacks.

Two-term limits for Congress are long past due. They will greatly reduce the effect of lobbyists and produce far more beneficial legislation.

Two terms have worked well for the President. They can do even better for the House and Senate.

Two terms are ample. Get in, get done what you came to do, and make room for someone with fresh ideas.

That won't give time to get ensnared in lobbyists' payoffs and other unethical practises that plague 'career' politicians.