Kerry, Edwards Ignored Senate Bill to Create Intelligence Czar

CNSNEWS.com ^ | 8/10/04 | Heather Wier

[goldstategop]

Hmm... so their being for it this year is an election year stunt. Much ado about nothing.

[Use It Or Lose It]

What has this man done in the Senate? Arrgh.

[PogySailor]

"If he [Kerry] thinks it is so important now, why wouldn't he have stepped up before and drafted legislation?" the GOP staffer asked. "Senator Kerry is not on that legislation, nor is Senator Edwards, so it begs the question of who is politicizing what, where, when, and why."

Why can Kerry get away with this? Because other than obscure websites and magazines, you'll never hear anything about this.

[AFPhys]

Here is an object lesson in why very few modern-day Senators ever can become President.

They have a record which can be examined by people and picked apart in detail. That would not be a great problem for someone who is consistent and principled, but that is not true for many modern politicians who simply try to be all things to all people. sKerry has a solid record dating back so many years it is nearly unbelievable, and it is not a good one. Edwards the newcomer also managed to compile a lousy record in a short time.

Of course, the other part of the object lesson is that YOU, kattracks, as well as CNS, and all these FReepers and the rest of the internet and other New Media are available to bring the true record to light instead of allowing it to be buried.
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[OXENinFLA]

1 . Intelligence Community Leadership Act of 2003 (Introduced in Senate)[S.190.IS]

[OXENinFLA]

S.190
Title: A bill to establish the Director of National Intelligence as head of the intelligence community, to modify and enhance authorities and responsibilities relating to the administration of intelligence and the intelligence community, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 1/16/2003) Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 1/16/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence. COSPONSORS(6), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)


Sen Graham, Bob [FL] - 6/14/2004
Sen Lott, Trent [MS] - 6/14/2004
Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [MD] - 6/14/2004
Sen Rockefeller, Jay [WV] - 6/14/2004
Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] - 6/14/2004
Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] - 6/14/2004

[mewzilla]

Johnny see, Johnny do...nothing.

[Hardastarboard]

Mr. Kerry and Mr. Edwards are much too rich and important to be bothered with something as trivial as the Senate and voting to protect the common man.

[Dutchgirl]

Ping worthy!!

[chiller]

Kerry? Disingenuous? Can't be.

[NonValueAdded]

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence.

Well there's the problem, Kerry was out that day - actually out those days - and didn't hear about it. Pesky little attendance records. I guess we could say "When it came to Intelligence, Kerry was absent" Hey, I found a new tag line!

[OXENinFLA]

"When it came to Intelligence, Kerry was absent" Hey, I found a new tag line!

Good one too......

[eeriegeno]

Nothing new here. Once again, Kerry was against something before he was for it.

[VRWCmember]

They must have talked about it when he was in the bathroom because he drank too much iced tea (or koolaid). Or maybe it was during one of those rare meetings that he missed.

[alwaysconservative]

Oh, for crying out loud! WHEN will the media report on these lame jokes' refusal to show up for the work they are paid to do while they are asking for the responsibility to do more? People in EVERY state should be writing to their newspapers and asking why sKerry and Edwards, the two richest Senators, are failing to show up for the work they were elected to do and are paid for not doing!

[OldFriend]

Kerry endorsed the bill before he didn't endorse the bill.

Sorry, I just couldn't resist.

WAKE UP AMERICA

[jmc813]

Off topic, but does anyone else find it insulting that they choose to use the term "czar" for American officials?

[mgc1122]

Yes ... and have believed the term "czar" has been wrong to have been used with any office in the United States. Nothing wrong with administrator, secretary, director or any number of other choices.

Ditto for "homeland" ... sounds too Euro-centric for me.

[rwfromkansas]

It is even bigger than this....

The joing 9/11 panel of the House and Senate intel committees recommended this move in their Dec. 2002 report.

But, neither Kerry nor Edwards....who is on the Senate intel committee....moved at all.

Why wait for the 9/11 independent commission before going nuts over the proposal?

It is an election year.