Posted on 07/15/2009 8:48:00 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Via The Hill:
With their Speaker behind them, House Democrats are pushing ahead with plans to hold a series of hearings investigating instances in which intelligence officials may have misled members of Congress.
Senior Democratic aides said that a major announcement could come by the end of week, but it was already clear on Monday that House Democrats are seizing on weekend news reports that former Vice President Dick Cheney hid information from Congress.
(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...
Update: Here’s Guy’s take at NRO.
Update (AP): Yeah, this was linked in Headlines earlier, but it deserves the wider exposure of the front page for two reasons. One because it shows how disingenuous the Democrats are in trying to manufacture a scandal here to rehabilitate Pelosi and distract from The One’s unstimulated economy. And two because it’s even a bit worse than Karl suggests. Not only is the program old news, but former CIA chief Michael Hayden told NPR today that neither Cheney nor anyone else told him not to brief Congress about it. And two other former intel officials told CNN last night that to the extent Congress was in the dark about it, that was in keeping with standard protocol for clandestine ops:
Democrats to investigate “secret” program reported by NYT in 2002 ...Panetta steps in it!
Anything to draw attention away from the Crap and Trade and Obama-Care activities!
Donks should be sure to bring a laugh track from an old TV sitcom.
How do we demand an investigation into corruption and special interests of all politicians in the US Congress?
Agreed. Nothing more than a diversionary smoke and mirrors tactic. Don’t watch the obvious hand, watch the hand you cannot see.
Anything to draw attention away from the Crap and Trade and Obama-Care activities!
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You nailed it!! This is straight out of the DemoRat playbook. All the attacks on Palin, this crap, etc are all DIVERSIONS for the lapdog MSM and pinko news anchors to draw attention away from the RAPE OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC.
Cover for me while I destroy America!
Another ‘progressive’ smoke screen.
Don’t these fools know we’re on to them? There must be no rational logical thinking out there.
Thank GOD we are out of the business of planning ways to kill world terrorist leaders before they attack us again. Thank you Mr Panetta and the democrat party. America can sleep better and safer tonight.
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PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN...
It is not going to happen with the RATS in control of both houses and their media "Lap Rats" choking off any truth.
I think it only a matter of time before they start eating themselves. There are cracks developing everywhere. Reasonable blue dog dems are not going to be painted with that looney brush.
I say let them do it.
People are going to see the wastefulness and cat&mouse games that these dems play.
Especially people with children. This is right out of an eighth grader’s playbook.
More propaganda by Pelosi and the far left-wing of the Democrat Party.
Unfortunately we now have proof the CIA Directory Panetta is in cahoots with them putting the welfare of the Democrat Party before the security of our nation.
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