Telecoincidence?

Is there a connection between the USA Today report of NSA phone record data bases and the sudden disappearance of the "Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act," a bi-partisan bill that was headed to the floor of the House of Representatives?

That's what Rep. Ed Markey (MA-7), the ranking Democrat on the House Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee and a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, asks House speaker Denny Hastert (IL-14) in this letter.

Of course, you might want to ask Denny yourself...