Miller on Politicized Intelligence Memo: ‘Heads Should Roll’ (MUST READ)

Senator Zell Miller News Release ^ | 5 Nov 2003 | Senator Zell Miller

[PhiKapMom]

Zell Miller, United States Senator from Georgia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, November 5, 2003

Miller on Politicized Intelligence Memo:
‘Heads Should Roll’

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Zell Miller (D-GA) today released the following statement concerning a memo written by Democratic staff on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence that suggests ways to politicize intelligence data:

“I have often said that the process in Washington is so politicized and polarized that it can’t even be put aside when we’re at war. Never has that been proved more true than the highly partisan and perhaps treasonous memo prepared for the Democrats on the Intelligence Committee.

“Of all the committees, this is the one single committee that should unquestionably be above partisan politics. The information it deals with should never, never be distorted, compromised or politicized in any shape, form or fashion. For it involves the lives of our soldiers and our citizens. Its actions should always be above reproach; its words never politicized.

“If what has happened here is not treason, it is its first cousin. The ones responsible - be they staff or elected or both should be dealt with quickly and severely sending a lesson to all that this kind of action will not be tolerated, ignored or excused.

“Heads should roll!”

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[livius]

He's better as a Dem. The press ignores anything a Republican says, so he's getting a lot more play than any Pubbie could achieve.

This is really very sad. There was once a time when even Dems could be loyal Americans and nobody would be surprised. Not any more.

[FrdmLvr]

I know, I thought it was about what Dennis Miller said, too.

[Peach]

I know - treason!!! Holy Moly.

[hoosiermama]

Am Calling Bayh's office first thing in the morning.....Think I'll ask where he stands with "GIve 'EM Hell, Zell!" or the traitorous SOB who wrote the memo and are conspiring against our country?

[Peach]

Ann Coulter is on FNC tonight - I'll bet she mentions this entire matter.

[nutmeg]

FoxFan ping!

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[Atlas Sneezed]

The dems are so stupid. If they had any sense they would be putting ZigZagZell up for president. He is the only dem that has a chance against Bush.

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I'm more conservative than the average Freeper, but I would look seriously at voting for Zell, after Bush has been such a grave disappointment.

[Defender2]

#1.MEGABUMP!!!!

[Southack]

Presidency of George W. Bush --the first 36 months

 

Banned Partial Birth Abortion

Killed the Kyoto Global Warming Treaty.

Killed U.S. involvement in the International Criminal Court.

Killed the U.S. - CCCP ABM Treaty that was preventing the U.S. from deploying our ABM defenses.

Reversed Clinton's move to strike Reagan's anti-abortion Mexico Policy.

Killed Clinton's CO2 rules that were choking off all of the electricity surplus to California.

Killed Clinton's "ergonomic" rules that OSHA was about to implement; rules that would have shut down every home business in America.

Passed 2 tax cuts----1 of which was the largest Dollar value tax cut in history

Pushed through TWO raises for our military.

Increased Defense Dept funding which had deteriorated during the previous 8 years

Signed TWO bills into law that arm our pilots with handguns in the cockpit

Currently pushing for full immunity from lawsuits for our national gun manufacturers.

Ordered Attorney-General Ashcroft to formally notify the Supreme Court that the OFFICIAL U.S. government position on the 2nd Amendment is that it supports INDIVIDUAL rights to own firearms, NOT a leftist-imagined *collective* right.
Told the United Nations we weren't interested in their plans for gun control.

Successfully executed 2 wars: Afghanistan and Iraq. 50 million people who had lived under tyrannical regimes now live in freedom.

Changed the tone in the White House, restoring HONOR and DIGNITY to the Presidency

Reorganized bureaucracy...after 9/11, condensed 20+ overlapping agencies and their intelligence sectors into one agency: the Department of Homeland Security.

Initiated discussion on Social security and individual investment accounts.

Improving govt. efficiency with .8 million jobs put up for bid...weakening unions and cutting undeserved pay raises. Wants merit based promotions/raises only.

Executed a WAR ON TERROR by getting world-wide cooperation to track funds/terrorists (has cut off much of the terrorist's funding and captured or killed many key leaders of the al Qaeda network)

Stopped foreign aid that would be used to fund abortions.

Supported and upheld the ban on abortions at military hospitals

Signed E.O. reversing Clinton policy of not requiring parental consent under the Medical Privacy Act


Orchestrated Republican control of the White House, the House AND the Senate.

Killed the liberal ABA's role in vetting federal judges for Congress.

GWB signed an executive order enforcing the Supreme Court's Beck decision (re: union dues being used for political campaigns against individual's wishes)

Brought back our EP-3 intel plane and crew from China without any bribes or bloodshed

Started withdrawing our troops from Bosnia and has announced withdrawal of our troops from Germany and the Korean DMZ.

Signed the LARGEST nuclear arms reduction in world history with Russia

Initiated comprehensive review of our military, which was completed just prior to 9/11/01, accurately reported that ASYMMETRICAL WARFARE was critical.

Has CONSTRUCTION in process on the first ten ABM silos in Alaska, so that America will have a defense against North Korean nukes

Turning around an inherited economy in recession.

Passed tough new laws to hold corporate criminals to account as a result of corporate scandals.

Reduced taxes on dividends and capital gains

In process of eliminating IRS marriage penalty.

Increased small business incentives to expand and to hire new people

Signed into law the No Child Left Behind legislation delivering the most dramatic education reforms in a generation (challenging the soft bigotry of low expectations)

Reorganized the INS in an attempt to safeguard the borders and ports of America and to eliminate bureaucratic redundancies and lack of accountability.

Signed trade promotion authority

Committed US funds to purchase medicine for millions of men and women and children now suffering with AIDS in Africa

Urging Medicare Reform

Urging federal liability reform to eliminate frivolous lawsuits

Supports class action reform bill which limits lawyer fees so that more settlement money goes to victims

Submitted comprehensive energy plan--awaits Congressional action (works to develop cleaner technology, produce more natural gas here at home, make America less dependent on foreign sources of energy, improve national grid, etc.)

Endorses and promotes The Responsibility Era ("In a compassionate society, people respect one another and take responsibility for the decisions they make in life. My hope is to change the culture from one that has said, if it feels good, do it; if you've got a problem, blame somebody else -- to one in which every single American understands that he or she are responsible for the decisions that you make; you're responsible for loving your children with all your heart and all your soul; you're responsible for being involved with the quality of the education of your children; you're responsible for making sure the community in which you live is safe; you're responsible for loving your neighbor, just like you would like to be loved yourself. " -----this quote was too good to leave out)

Started the USA Freedom Corps

Pushing for privatization of Medicare and CHOICES based on current Federal Employee Health benefits program.

Initiated review of all federal agencies with a goal to eliminate federal jobs (completed September 2003) in an effort to reduce the size of federal gov while increasing private sector jobs.

Part of coalition (Russia, Israel, Palestine, USA) for Israeli/Palestinian "Roadmap to Peace"

Challenged the United Nations to live up to their responsibilities and not become The League of Nations ( in other words, completely irrelevant)

Nominated strong, conservative judges to the judiciary.

Changed parts of the Forestry Management Act to allow necessary clean-up of the national forests in order to reduce fire danger.

As part of the national forests clean-up, the President restricted judicial challenges (based on the Endangered Species Act and other challenges) and removed the need for an EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) before removing fuels/logging to reduce fire danger.

Significantly eased field-testing controls of genetically engineered crops.

[winker]

Zell Miller said he is not in trouble but the democrap party is dead on arrival.This is what I have always said was needed in National Politics. A conservative democrat is a most electable candidate in the country today. The spectrum he creates is so disturbing to the democraps and their assumed aceptance that they don't even percieve they have lost their entire platform and base of support. The black vote is their only hope of survival and make no doubt about it so goes the black vote in the south; so goes the country!

Now that the Republicans have added Kentucky and Mississippi to their growing ranks; broad based support will change the face of the Old South forever! Conservative democrats will be viewed as friendly to freedom loving partisan voter blocks once staunchly liberal. The arrogant assuming self centered liberals are going to get a wakeup call all across the Nation and it is long overdue. Zell Miller represents just a small resurgence of a growing ground swell of support. Now if this can be coupled with a strong candidate who supports Anti-Abortion policy we will be looking at a truly awesome phenomenom called; never again will we be lied to and taken for granted!

[Moose4]

Miller is the classic old-school Southern Democrat. Patriotic, hawkish on defense, socially moderate, fiscally populist. If there were more D's still down here like him, instead of like the liberal northeastern wing of the party, the Republicans would still be struggling in the South. As it is, the Dims have basically ceded the GOP the "high ground," so to speak. That IS the Southern political center, and the Republicans have moved into the vacuum that the Democrats left behind when they slid left.

The weird thing is, I'm only 37, and I remember, just 20 years ago, my old district in Virginia (6th) being represented by a Democrat, a guy named Jim Olin. Olin was fiscally more conservative than a lot of modern Republicans, fairly hawkish on defense, and kept a low profile on social issues because he was a bit to the left of a lot of the district. He got re-elected easily, multiple times. I can't imagine a Democrat getting elected in that district now. (Bob Goodlatte is the current Representative.)

How quickly things can change.

BTW...he may be "Zig Zag Zell," but at least on this zig, he's 100% right. Whether he has a D or an R after his name, he's taking an honorable stand. And by that stand, he is rightfully humiliating the rubber-spined girly-men that pass for the Republican leadership in the Senate. It's time for Frist and the GOP to quit giving a damn what the New York Times thinks about them, quit caring what nasty things Thomas Friedman and the Washington Post editorial page are going to say, quit worrying about Tom and Petah and Dan and Katie. It is time for them to take the gloves off and FIGHT.

}:-)4

[Moose4]

I just voted in that poll. "Politics as usual" has 83% of the vote.

There is no more outrage. It's over.

}:-)4

[Southack]

"There is no more outrage. It's over."

Wow. You see one CNN poll that's being spammed by DU and you surrender?!

You're a bit too soft to be on our side around here. Goodbye, and good luck to finding others who will view such a quick retreat favorably for you.

[browardchad]

I'm wondering what happened to ol' Zig Zag.

9/11 is my guess.

[Grampa Dave]

What a great list, I will be saving this to use as a WMD on the third party whiners who claim GW nevers does anything.

[Dog Gone]

That's a pretty darn good start!

[Southack]

No doubt!

GWB gets things done!

[PhiKapMom]

The democRATs can thank the Clintons for the perception of putting Party over Country which they do on a daily basis because it is FACT!

There used to be honorable DemocRATs like Zell Miller in the Senate but they retired because of Clinton like OU President David Boren, Sam Nunn from GA, and others. May not have always agreed with them on all issues, but they ALWAYS put Country first! To me that means more than anything! Without National Security, our Country would not last very long!

[PhiKapMom]

Am with you -- I am not letting a poll or naysayers cause me to get down -- I am ready to roll up my sleeves and fight even harder to defeat every democRAT running for office in 2004 from the President on down to the lowest level.

The democRATs should be listening to Zell Miller instead of allowing themselves to be run by the Clintons who always put PARTY and their own personal ambitions over Country.

Time to THROW OUT ALL THE democRATS in November 2004!

[PhiKapMom]

It is time for them to take the gloves off and FIGHT.

Absolutely! Bad enough we have to fight the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and Saddam's terrorist movement, but now we have to fight the democRATs who are fast becoming their own version of domestic terrorists led by the Clintons!

Like you, I remember the democRATs in the Senate that I did respect. Except for Zell Miller and Ben Nelson, I don't respect another one of them.