Pelousi's response....."Never mind"
Posted on 05/20/2009 5:06:49 PM PDT by Man50D
A growing chorus of Republican lawmakers is calling for an investigation into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's accusation that the CIA lied to Congress about Bush-era interrogation techniques.
FBI Director Robert Mueller, when asked if a probe was under way, told Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., on Wednesday that he needed a referral before launching an investigation into the allegation.
So Issa offered one.
"If the CIA is lying to any of us -- and I've been briefed many times by them as a member of the Intelligence Committee -- it puts me in a position of not being able to do my job properly," he said.
Mueller said he would consult with the Justice Department on whether he should investigate the charges.
The exchange is the latest development in a controversy that began with Democrats seeking to hold Bush officials accountable for enhanced interrogation techniques used on terrorism suspects. But Pelosi's contradicting statements on if and when she was briefed on the methods have given Republicans ample ammunition in the partisan conflict.
Rep. Steve King, R-Ill., also called on Mueller to initiate an investigation.
"The CIA and other American defense and intelligence agencies cannot trust Nancy Pelosi without national secrets, let alone our national security, until this matter is resolved," King said in a written statement. "We need an investigation into the basis of Speaker Pelosi's very severe accusations. If true, there has been a serious violation of federal laws. If false, American national security requires a new speaker of the House. The severity of Speaker Pelosi's accusations leaves no middle ground."
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich went even further, calling on Pelosi to resign. He called her charges "stunning" and "dishonest" and said that she's disqualified herself to be speaker.
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And we all know what happens when you lie to Congress.
This could get very interesting.
Pelousi's response....."Never mind"
Heh-heh -— Alright, Madame Speaker, once you’re under oath, repeat again what you said about the CIA “lying” to Congress.
Is it just me or does this sentence not make any sense???
Don't hold your breath...
If this were a Pubbie, the demrats would have begun the resignation hue and cry two weeks ago. Pubbies remain the fatuous RINOs they are. I doubt they even really want to “investigate”. They’re only saying this to lend them the political cover to lure faint hearted conservatives into their web—again.
And that goes for Newt Gingrich, too.
Most likely a typo, probably “fixed” by autocorrect. It’s supposed to be “with our.” The writer probably typed “withour” and the spellcheck corrected it to “without.”
That depends on whether you are a member of Congress or some innocent schlep that gets caught under their wheels!
"Thank God they had the sense to waterboard me with Perrier."
So we have Obama, a liar who is endangering millions of Americans with his idiotic failure to continue the aggressive and successful war on terror waged by Bush and Cheney. If Obama is unable to serve we would have the Clown-Liar Biden, and if Biden is unable to serve we have the liar and suspected traitor Pelosi.
I wonder how many of the 69,492,376 fools who voted for Obama would like a second chance to vote for McCain. The terrorists must be very pleased with Obama, as they plan the next 9/11’s.
Presidential succession list - isn’t this comforting? Our enemies must be delighted.
1 Vice President and President of the Senate Joe Biden
2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi
3 President pro tempore of the Senate Robert Byrd
4 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
5 Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner
6 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
7 Attorney General Eric Holder
8 Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
9 Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
10 Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke
11 Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis
12 Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius
13 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan
14 Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood
15 Secretary of Energy Steven Chu
16 Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
17 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki
18 Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolita
“Obama doesn’t need to lift a finger against Pelosi - why would he when the Repubs will willingly do it for him?”
Whether or not we want Pelosi to stay or go, I think it important to achieve a moral and actual victory of accountability with this runaway fed govuhnmen’ trainwreck. To say that we should hold out and just let them hang themselves assumes that the dims don’t have the entire press corpse on their side - which they do.
We need to circle and go for blood now!
Accountability to the People - this is the first of many - DRIP, DRIP, DRIP...
“I wonder how many of the 69,492,376 fools who voted for Obama would like a second chance to vote for McCain. “
Unfortunately, I don’t think we’ve reached critical mass yet. But things are definitely building..
LOL!
Exactly. I love seeing Pelosi being hung with her own rope.
You’re right. It doesn’t make any sense. I should read “cannot trust Nancy Pelosi with OUR national secrets”
It will never happen. Liberals are exempt from the law and lying is a way of life for them.
Oh, that succession list is VERY depressing. Better leave O right where he is. I thought it couldn’t get any worse, but I guess it could.
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