[dep]

I just watched Sen. Roberts (R) on Hannity & Colms and I must say that if that guy wasn't running defense for the democrats on his committee (who apparently authored the treasonous memo) then I am losing my mind.

it was a truly disappointing performance, wasn't it. which is a great argument for term limits -- so that they don't all become each other's bugger brothers. there was a time, now long lamented, when a senator in roberts's position would show up in congress tomorrow with a cane, which he would use to beat the living hell out of rockefeller. oh, to mourn for the bygone day!

[Political Junkie Too]

The Senate Select Intelligence Committee became an issue during the second "power sharing" debate in 2002 after the Republicans re-retook the Senate. Roberts was decrying the Democrats attempt to politicize the committee (he said that they had traditionally been non-partisan but Democrats wanted separate staffs and budgets now).

So, now this. It looks like they were playing the Chairman for a chump all along. And, it also looks like Roberts is more interested in maintaining his fantasy of bi-partisanship on the Intelligence committee than in believing what his own eyes are telling him.

-PJ