[pinkpanther111]

They haven't even been sworn in yet and ALREADY the investigations are starting.

[RedRover]

Saw a similar article at the hideous Nation called The Waiting Game

In the new Congress there will be much Iraq-related activity, but the Democrats will present no master plan to remove America from the debacle. They will mount a flurry of hearings, scrutinize the war budget and introduce differing bills. Senators Carl Levin, Joseph Biden and Jay Rockefeller--incoming chairs, respectively, of the Armed Services, Foreign Relations and Intelligence committees--plan an array of hearings. Levin aims to examine the military strategy in Iraq. He might continue his quest to dig up information on the Pentagon cell, created by former Under Secretary Douglas Feith, that funneled misleading intelligence to the White House before the war. Biden, who has proposed turning Iraq into a federation of three autonomous regions, intends to examine alternate policies. Rockefeller is looking to complete the long-delayed Phase II inquiry of the Administration's use (or abuse) of prewar intelligence.

On the House side, Jack Murtha, who will take over the defense appropriations subcommittee, wants to probe misuse of reconstruction spending. Henry Waxman, next chair of the Government Reform Committee, will zero in on fraud, waste and abuse in military contracting. Tom Lantos, incoming chair of the International Relations Committee, also wants to probe the reconstruction failure. And Ike Skelton, in line to head Armed Services, has vowed to examine the strain the war has put on the military and the adequacy of assistance to the troops.

[Mo1]

Translation .. they (dems) are putting everyone associated with this WOT on criminal trial

[sageb1]

This is where Gonzales does his job and gets a few (Nelson, Richardson, Kerry) under the Logan Act.

[advance_copy]

The moonbats have a gavel now. They are likely to try and impeach the President. This is going to be ugly, funny, but ugly.

[cdnerds]

Who cares.. this is expected... Let them jump up and down... scream to the highest mountain top.. As an equal branch of government Bush does not have to be under-oath or answer any of their subpoenas. He can basically tell them to fawk off. Unless there is some special independent person appointed (i.e Star with Clinton). That does not mean that they cant try and hurt the underlings however. In the end they will look like a bunch of babies that are trying to pull a Vietnam Part II and no one wants that.

[MaxMax]

Can't start at the top, so they start from the bottom.
Break the logistics and the castle falls.
Swaying the blame.

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

I think this is the real reason Donald Rumsfeld quit (and the President agreed). He would have been called/subpoenaed over to the Hill constantly. He would have had no time for SecDef work.

[mewzilla]

The Pelosi-Conyers Team:Helping Terrorists and Illegal Aliens

Democrats’ New Intelligence Chairman Needs a Crash Course on al Qaeda

[Libertina]

Odd...at the same time other leading Rats are talking about adding MORE troops. The dems only hate wars they are not in charge of. The hell with our country's security needs.

[tet68]

They're just, "doing the jobs Islamist fanatics can't do."

[Chode]

whoever casts the first stone... better be Squeeeeky clean!!!

[VirginiaConstitutionalist]

Oh! I saw the word "investigate" and thought they meant William Jefferson, John Murtha, Allan Mollohan and Harry Reid.

[veronica]

Maybe they can get Bin Laden to make a guest appearance to bolster their claims against GWB.

[CottShop]

how about the democrats do something USEFUL instead of trying to bind the hands of the U.S? We ALREADY are the most ethical fighting country in the world, yet that isn't good enough for these maggots! How bout the dems investigate a way to HELP insdtead of hinder? http://sacredscoop.com

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Here we go!

[He Rides A White Horse]

The emerging plans to grill administration officials on the conduct of the war are part of a pledge for more aggressive congressional oversight on issues such as prewar intelligence, prisoner treatment at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay, and the government's use of warrantless wiretaps.

Nancy 'Bela' Pelosi and her fiends of the night may want to take aim at those nice folks over beheading and bombing innocents; worse case scenario, they'll have plenty of blood to gorge on. Just bring the sunblock Nancy-girl; That desert sun doesn't agree with your type from what I hear.

[cake_crumb]

"Incoming Democratic committee chairmen say they will hold a series of hearings and investigations early next year to build the case for their call for a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and for possible action against defense contractors found to have wasted billions in federal funds."

I don't believe congress has the power to withdraw troops: that's for the Executive Branch but, "series of hearings and investigations" must be the new order of the millennium. In the meantime, no actual work will get done. Public benefit: nil.

Here comes the new congress, just like the old congress.

[RaceBannon]

I hope they all have a case of Stephanoplous - "I can't recall"

[ohioWfan]

Let's pray that this news, and what will follow, will wake up the American people to what they have done by giving these monsters power, so that it might never happen again.

[prairiebreeze]

their call for a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq

You mean the troops that are fighting the war in Iraq that NEARLY ALL of these Democrats VOTED IN FAVOR OF?? That one?

/dipping sarcasm