Dems Object To Freeh Leading Probe (Pelosi Galore Alert) (Foley)

cbsnews.com ^ | 10/5/06 | unknown

[beyond the sea]

Pelosi: Former FBI Director Wrong Man To Lead Page Program Investigation

(AP) House Speaker Dennis Hastert said Thursday he is looking for a high-caliber figure to step in and fix flaws in the congressional page program that left the teenagers vulnerable to sexual advances.

Hastert was on the verge of naming former FBI Director Louis Freeh, who boasts a long, high-profile career in law enforcement, for the post. But the speaker held off because of objections from Democrats.

Hastert had called House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday to notify her that he intended to hire Freeh to overhaul the program, their aides said. But Pelosi suggested it was too soon to make decisions about changing the program, and that Freeh might be the wrong man for the job.

“That's about public relations for the Republican leaders, it's not about protecting the children,” Pelosi, D-Calif., said in an interview with The Associated Press. “It smacks of 'blame the victim.'"

[unspun]

Don't fall into the trap the dems are trying to make this which is it is about Hastert.

Not at all. But he can go on with the independent investigation or knuckle under to the Democrats. It's his choice.

[mnehring]

I have a feeling the set up was for this:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1715031/posts

[Political Junkie Too]

OK, so what is Chuck LaBella doing these days?

-PJ

[Uncle Vlad]

Their endless seeking approval from those who seek to destroy them is almost pathological.

You have absolutely nailed it.

[GregH]

Hastert was on the verge of naming former FBI Director Louis Freeh, who boasts a long, high-profile career in law enforcement, for the post. But the speaker held off because of objections from Democrats. '

If this true, Hastert ia coward and a wimp who cant even take on the likes of Pelosi. How on earth such people gravitate to leadership positions is mysterious.