Republicans Blast Pelosi for Politicizing Intelligence

NewsMax ^ | January 14, 2009 | Kenneth R. Timmerman

[Ooh-Ah]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision this week to pack the House intelligence committee with Democrats — despite a clear recommendation from the 9/11 commission to keep politics out of intelligence matters — has roiled Republicans.

Concerned by reports of the “politicization” of intelligence, the 9/11 commission recommended in July 2004 that the House and Senate intelligence committees be almost evenly balanced, regardless of the number of Republicans and Democrats in Congress.

“The majority party’s representation on this committee should never exceed the minority’s representation by more than one,” the final report of the 9/11 Commission states on page 421.

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Already, charges that the intelligence community skewed a National intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran’s nuclear weapons programs in December 2007 in order to prevent President Bush from considering a military strike on Iran have shaken confidence in U.S. intelligence among our allies in Europe.

“I thought the NIE was dead,” a top nuclear affairs advisor to French president Nicolas Sarkozy told Newsmax in September. “It’s not?”

[do the dhue]

Tell me what Nancy Peloser knows about intelligence.

[10mm]

The Republicans are getting a harsh lesson that losing elections have consequences. Will they learn anything? Probably not.

[do the dhue]

I am playing the straight man here.

[Bean Counter]

I really hate to say it, but Pelosi and her liberal pals are going to get a bunch of us killed. Is it any wonder that gun and ammunition sales are up all over the Country??

Speaking of which, I need to get a few boxes of buckshot shells...

[jayef]

Time to reach down and find a pair Republicans!

[ilgipper]

Why the hell isn’t every Republican out in the media complaining about the Dems ignoring the 9/11 Commission? Jeez.

[nothingnew]

The rinocans are very miffed and will huff and puff and harumph and blow their own house down.

FMCDH(BITS)

[headstamp 2]

Hey Pubbies, guess what, the Dems play for keeps and don’t give a damn about “bipartisanship”. Maybe you’ll learn that some day though I doubt it. It’s time you guys got a bit “militant” in your own right.

[Rome2000]

No difference between parties.

Just say no to socialism march on DC.

[jaydubya2]

"The Senate intelligence committee currently stands at 8 Democrats and 7 Republicans, and is slated to remain the same this year, despite sharp Democrat gains in November.


The House committee has 12 Democrats and 9 Republicans, but under Pelosi’s new rules, Democrats will increase that margin to 13-8."

[notdownwidems]

What do these fools think? Are they really as dense as all that? My God, what a bunch of stupid fools!

[freekitty]

What are Pelosi and these people doing to us?

[Salvation]

It’s Nancy’s fault! LOL!

[torchthemummy]

The House committee has 12 Democrats and 9 Republicans, but under Pelosi’s new rules, Democrats will increase that margin to 13-8."

So not only are the House Dems obliterating one of the suggestions that the 9/11 Commission got right (the majority party should have no more than a one-seat majority on intelligence committees) by a 62%-38% split but back in 2006 when they reclaimed the majority, they instantly changed the suggested ratio of 11/10 (52-48%) to 12/9 (57-43%).

Guess that vaunted claim that the Dems would adopt all the recommendations by the 9/11 Commission has bitten the dust in record time (15% more intelligence committee power in two years).

[blueplum]

When Hoekstra told Emanuel last week that he would be supporting the incoming administration’s nominee to head the CIA, former Congressman Leon Panetta, Emanuel was pleased. “He thumped my chest and reminded me of our conversation in December, and said that he had taken my advice into consideration,” Hoekstra tells Newsmax.

it appears Rahm is back from his extended vacation...oh so quietly