The best line from the September 11th Commission came seconds ago. A rough version is this: the Republican commissioner asked George Tenet why the CIA couldn't run a domestic intelligence program like that of the FBI. Tenet replied that there was a long series of reasons this would be bad, including historical, logistical and privacy reasons. The commissioner then said, "Well, what are these privacy concerns you're talking about? Why couldn't the CIA do domestic intel in addition to what it does now?" Tenet delivered the best argument against a domestic intelligence agency that I've heard to date:

"Well...sir, I don't mean to be flippant, but we deal mostly with issues that are overseas. And, to be honest, we often do...things...that might be illegal in other countries. And that would be a problem, here in this country."

Why don't we get that level of brutal honesty from anyone else in the administration? Tenet is saying what everyone knows, namely, that the CIA engages in operations overseas that would not be countenanced here. Everyone in DC knows this, which is why it's so refreshing to hear someone say the truth. If Rice was asked the same question, no doubt, she'd have pontificated about "structure" instead of just saying the main problem out in the open.