Posted on 11/07/2008 3:23:43 PM PST by NormsRevenge
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein is in line to become the first female chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
The opening was created Friday amid a chairmanship shuffle sparked by the announcement that Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia was stepping down as head of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
A number of gavels will change hands as a result, sending the current Intelligence Committee chairman, Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., to the Commerce Committee, and opening up the powerful Intelligence Committee post for Feinstein, according to a former Hill aide who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deliberations were ongoing.
Feinstein, who currently chairs the low-profile Senate Rules Committee, has served on the Intelligence Committee for eight years and played a key role in crafting some important legislation including the creation of the post of director of national intelligence following the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
The committee will likely pursue key new initiatives with Democrat Barack Obama as president.
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I'm sure the ChiComs would love this.
No run back home for Gub in 2010? a silver lining for many.
Isn’t “Senate” and “Intelligence” an oxymoron?
I guess the person does not have to actually possess any “intelligence” so to speak.
Lady MilCon
Madame Perrini
DiFi and hubby have done very well since she went to DC.
When do Feinstein and Boxer run for reelection? I’m tired of them.
Not sure. But “Feinstein”, “Boxer” and “intelligence” sure are.
The term “WAR PROFITEERS” comes to mind.
Just think of all the folks connected with Obama having access to Code Word material..
Did the senile old fool 'step' down or 'fall' down? Good riddance.
Of the Democrats in the Senate, I think Feinstein is one of the better ones. I don’t get an “I hate America” vibe from her, though Boxer is a different story.
She’s the one that got her husband company major contracts in Iraq..........go figure.
Gee, I wonder if there is any money in this for her and her hubby.
isn’t she that fat leaky old bag.
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Gee, I wonder if there is any money in this for her and her hubby.
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There’s probably good money if she gave the Communist Chinese
the passwords to the servers at The White House and Pentagon.
OOPS, they probably already have those (e.g., hackers from China location broke
into White House computers just the other days)
I am so overjoyed I am giddy, can things get any more joyous than this? Let me know when change comes about I want to be ready!
It’s a step-up from that b@st@rd Jay Rockefeller. That man really should have been hung for treason.
Boxer doesn't have any vibes, she is a vegetable.
Well, Boxer and Biden anyway.
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