Posted on 11/04/2003 1:27:18 PM PST by jocon307
Is anyone listening to Hannity? He just read a memo from a dem party staffer (i think) on the select committe on intelligence (or some such), which, as he describes it, shows the the dem committe members are pre-planning a political assault on the pres. and care nothing for our security, which is their job.
He's acting like this is the hottest scoop since I don't know what, I'm at work so I'm only 1/2 listening, plus he read the whole thing which seemed to be a least 2 pages long, a little tough to follow being in beaurocrat-speak.
Is this really important? And will this story grow legs?
Yeah, along with those on FR that think "there is nothing here, let's just move along".
Wonder if that circle will get a bit bigger
I'll bet a number of Dems are sweating right now .. especially Rockefeller
There was an article just a little while back about liberals meeting with each other across the sea...
Prairie
I'm proud to be in such good company, onyx!
Yes it does .. whether Hellary gets her hands dirty over this is a different story
Sure, why not? We'll have to watch both the debate and the election results from MS and KY.
The entire memo points out for all to see, the blatent politization of the Intel. Comm., by the dims. A commitee that should have the security of the United States, as it's only priority.!
Well, DUH! It's what they do! It's what they've been doing for years, but unless their @$$*s start getting tried for it, nothing is going to change....no, I take that back. It will get worse, because the more they get away with it, the bolder they become.
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Well worth reading if you haven't already.
For the record, this is a VERY cursory look at the document. I don't have the time or the gumption to nit-pick the thing.
We have carefully reviewed our options under the rules and believe we have identified the best approach. Our plan is as follows:
In English: They say here that they are going to abide by the rules of the committee.
1) Pull the majority along as far as we can on issues that may lead to major new disclosures regarding improper or questionable conduct by administration officials. We are having some success in that regard.
Here it says that they will use the committee to see if there was any negligence on the part of the Bush Administration. So? That's supposed to be a surprise? Isn't that what this committee is for? They are SUPPOSED to look for shortfalls!
I'll even go a step further...if there are any short-comings, Senator Hatch will be the first to point it out so that it can be corrected. Isn't that what this committee is all about?
Assiduously prepare Democratic 'additional views' to attach to any interim or final reports the committee may release. Committee rules provide this opportunity and we intend to take full advantage of it.
Here it says that if anything suspicious comes out of the committee, they will make sure the other Democratic members of congress know about it.
So? Isn't that what an opposition party is supposed to do? Why are we worried about this? It's not like the Dems are saying they are going to make-up evidence to nail the President. Furthermore, most thinking people don't trust what the Libs say anyhow.
Prepare to launch an independent investigation when it becomes clear we have exhausted the opportunity to usefully collaborate with the majority. We can pull the trigger on an independent investigation of the administration's use of intelligence at any time. But we can only do so once.
Yawn! If they can't find anything in the committee what the hell do they expect to find with an independant investigation? And even if they had one, the Dems don't have the power to subpoena jack-shit.
Intelligence issues are clearly secondary to the public's concern regarding the insurgency in Iraq. Yet we have an important role to play in revealing the misleading, if not flagrantly dishonest, methods and motives of senior administration officials who made the case for unilateral preemptive war.
In English this means that the Dems KNOW that most Americans don't care about this issue and that all this scheming isn't going to lead to much. At best they might score "prove" that the Bush Administration is not forthright.
I'm open to comments...but I don't see the big deal about this memo. It's unsigned and looks like a very crude strategy-plan...but nothing that our side wouldn't do if the shoe was on the other foot. I seriously doubt this has legs.
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