This is not good news. The House and Senate negotiators are getting closer to inking a deal over a compromise version of the 9/11 Intelligence Reform bill. The House version stinks. And the House negotiators apparently are still insisting on keeping the worst provisions in their bill:

But the negotiations continued into the evening, with lawmakers and their staffs suggesting that the talks might still collapse over a small number of issues, including the insistence of House Republicans that a final bill contain law enforcement and immigration provisions that were not directly related to the commission's recommendations and that have been criticized by civil liberties organizations.

It makes us nervous that Joe Lieberman is taking a leading role. Senator Durbin, where are you? Here's the list of negotiators. If you live in the district of one of the Democratic Senate negotiators, call tomorrow. Tell them not to compromise unless the House law enforcement provisions are put out to pasture.