The Rockefeller memo: Whiff of treason

Pittsburgh Tribune Review ^ | Sunday Nov 9

[Laverne]

A leaked memo from the office of West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller urges fellow Democrats on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to use its probe into Iraq war planning as a staging ground to beat President Bush. It calls for an independent investigation of the president next year, timed for maximum negative impact on Mr. Bush's re-election effort.

[Laverne]

More on the memo....its growing legs!!!

[jmstein7]

BUMP!

[friendly]

Jay Rockefeller is like a f*rt: One man's whiff is a stench to most people.

[MinuteGal]

The dangerous fall-out from this memo is that no one, including our allies, will ever believe anything coming out of this committee again.

Rockefeller must be forced to resign, the committee must be vacuumed, Lysoled and re-organized with a majority of pro-American members who put national security above party affiliation.

Leni

[gunnedah]

The most dangerous part of this memo is how much information has the enemy garnered from stuff like this and like "Leaky" Leahy how much have they been given intentionally.

[Laverne]

You know how the dems always refer to articles in the NYTimes while on the senate floor, and then enter them into the record? How do we get all these articles on memogate to Roberts so these articles can be entered into the senate record? Any suggestions?

[Misty Memory]

Here is my response to post #234on a previous thread:

My comment is this. Perhaps Sen. Hatch sees a new Vice Chairman (woman) that would replace Rockefeller as one Hillary Clintoon. I can understand his reluctance to pursue that as the end result... Am I off base with this thinking? k2afe

Your comment set off all kinds of bells and whistles in my head!

We've all suspected Hillary! is behind this memo. How about this scenario:

Hillary! devises the plan to use the Intelligence Committee for opposition research to use against the President and the Republicans. She convinces Rockafeller that the only way they can take the WH is to stir up enough dust about our reasons for going to war. A memo is produced outlining their stategy and distributed to the democrat members of the committee.

Hannity has said that we'd "be surprised" who leaked the memo to him. Suppose it came from Hillary!'s office as a means of getting rid of Rockafeller so she can become vice-chair of the committee? Would it be the first time a Clinton double crossed one of their own to gain more power?

</idle speculation>

Does this sound plausible?

[Grampa Dave]

Rat Senators with the same letters in senator rearranged equals Rat Treason!

[glorgau]

IMHO, the memo did nothing more than reveal politics taht always lies under the surface. The stupid thing was writing it down and even stupider was ever letting it see the light of day.
Rockefeller's non-repudiation is despicable as well.

[Laverne]

I don't doubt for one moment that Hillary is behind the democrat strategy; however, I doubt seriously her office leaked this memo; even if it would be to unseat Rocky and put her on the intel committee. Given what has happned with this committe, its bi-partisan nature is done and gone. It will have to be reconfigured with a chairman and a ranking member, pulling the power sharing away from the minority. Its the only way to proceed at this time....however, I do believe that NO intelligence information should be provided to this committee again, except for perhaps threat briefings, or whatever it is they get now and again.

[mickie]

"Rockefeller must be forced to resign,"

Absolutely!
The party line is 'no big deal here, just a little memo from a low level clerk, nothing here, more on'.

I believe this memo was given to all the demorats on the committee.
And it is their policy.......given from the very top of the party.

[Incorrigible]

Does this sound plausible?

It sounds devious!

[abclily]

Miss Hitlery has the FBI files of how many of these Democrats?

[csmusaret]

I have yet to see a single word about this memo in the Charlotte Observer. If it was there and I overlooked it I hope some NC Freeper will correct me, but I don't think they have mentioned it at all.

[Lazamataz]

More on the memo....its growing legs!!!

I am not as pleased as you. The press had to be dragged to this story, and they are kicking and screaming like hell every inch of the way.

[Laverne]

It hasn't been in my paper yet either, but I sent a copy of the memo to the news room and requested they print it in its entirety so their readers could read for themselves what the democrats are strategizing. We'll see if they do. I expect this story to pick up some more next week. As someone said on another threat -- someone is going to get bit by this; and it won't be a republican!

[Lazamataz]

Does this sound plausible?

VERY interesting theory, Misty.

[cornelis]

than reveal politics taht always lies under the surface

Politics under the surface, yes. But who cares where it is, over or under. Anything worse that politics is against the one's oath. The distinction between political procedure and the veracity of law has nothing to do where politics takes place.

[The Westerner]

lol. She and her consort are two of the most devious creatures on the planet. Of course this could be plausible. Politics is just a game to her. The game is titled, "Me." How funny we are to be thinking of such incredible machinations! And the number of FBI files that were taken numbered over 2000, if I remember correctly. At least, that was the last report during the 90's scandals.

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