According to an editorial in today's Boston Herald, the original WP article said "no more than six" senators read the intelligence report. Jay Rockefeller says that he read it, as did Pat Roberts. Feinstein said she read it. Lieberman couldn't remember. "Sen. Hillary Clinton declined to say."
Of the non-readers, Kerry didn't read the whole thing (just the summary?), but claims he got a "personal briefing" at the Pentagon. Dingy Harry "admits that he didn't read the whole thing either."
Which six senators actually took the time to read it? I guess only Tim knows and we never will!
Congress gave GWB approval for action in Iraq. That's their most solemn responsibility and now we learn that only six senators bothered to take the time to read the 92 page pre-war intelligence report before voting!
Congress finds time to preen before the cameras, to raise money, to threaten filibusters and gossip about each other....but this pre-war intelligence was deadly serious business! What could they possibly be doing back then that was more important than studying this report?
"Six who at least bothered to read the pre-war intelligence report".....should be a phrase hyped, trumpeted and repeated with the same attention that was given to the famous 16 words!