Author Topic: Dems plan to undermine the Intell. committee (Read 519 times)

JBA · « **on:** November 05, 2003, 09:17:00 AM »

http://www.cjonline.com/stories/110503/kan_roberts.shtml

The memo spells out steps to make the committee's inquiry irrelevant by setting up an independent commission, and in the process attempt to "castigate" majority Republicans. It suggested "pulling the trigger" on the plan "probably next year."

"We cannot politicize the committee," he said. "No member of the intelligence community wants to come up and testify before a committee that is whipsawed by politics. In addition, once this becomes public, or more public, every intelligence agency in the world will take note of it."

"And quite frankly, I think this will give some comfort to terrorists," he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Tuesday evening. "We have to put back together some semblance of a bipartisan committee."

"It's a purely partisan document that appears to be a road map for how the Democrats intend to politicize what should be a bipartisan, objective review of pre-war intelligence," he said. "Instead, we should be focusing on how to make our country safer and how to improve our intelligence capabilities."

capt. apathy · « **Reply #1 on:** November 05, 2003, 09:38:45 AM »

I read the article you linked. first the memo was never issued or sent to anybody "likely dug from a wastebasket" was the quote in the article.

and the only thing I can find in the article that even comes close to what you used for the title of this thread is

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Republican Sen. Pat Roberts said Democrats have undermined the inquiry he is leading into Iraq prewar intelligence by drafting a memo aimed at discrediting the Senate Intelligence Committee's work.

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"The draft memo was not approved, nor was it shared with any member of the Senate Intelligence Committee or anyone else.

"Having said that, the memo clearly reflects staff frustration with the conduct of the Senate Intelligence Committee investigation and the difficulties of obtaining information from the administration."

in other words the white house isn't talking, witholding evidence/answers from the inteligence comitee.

the dems feel the investigation is a sham, since the white house isn't providing answers and the comitee isn't calling them on it, they wrote down these thoughts on paper (but didn't release or circulate) the thought that maybe they ought to call it for what it is and expose it as impotent.
roberts wants the dems to join him in a bipartisan effort to cover for the whitehouse, and feels their lack of enthusiasm for his project somehow gives aid to terrorists

maybe the tittle should read "dems considered undermining the effort of the intelligence comittee, to go through the motions of an investigation while not really insisting on answers"

DmdNexus · « **Reply #2 on:** November 05, 2003, 10:04:38 AM »

sounds like the conservative run media is trying to fabricate more "libral" pro-terrorist muck.

What's wrong? The war isn't giving GWB enough PR?
He's our hero!

Love GWB compassion for those who died in the recent Chanuck attack... he didn't even acknowledge it.... what a heartless bastard.

Also congress voted against.. "no-bid" deals with Iraq... Bush Adminsitration is still giving out no-bid awards to Haliburton...
Channey is still getting a pay check from Haliburton and will continue to do so until 2009. Conflict of interest... of course not.

Ashcroft is loosing in the courts... judges are saying there is still a constitution...

Now the Supreme court is investigating why one particular case against an Algerian waiter is being held completely secret... even court documents are classified... what is this KGB RUSSIA?
When did the USA convert to Communism?

I smell impeachment.

Dago · « **Reply #3 on:** November 05, 2003, 10:17:19 AM »

Kind of a shame really, neither side wanting to focus on improving the country, rather focus on hurting the other party.

dago

capt. apathy · « **Reply #4 on:** November 05, 2003, 10:22:32 AM »

yep, the more I think about it the madder I get.

we pay them to do a job. but instead of even trying to get anything done, they spend whatever time they can't use to make their friends rich in trying to prove the other side is a bigger scumbag than they are. I declare a tie, both sides suck.

midnight Target · « **Reply #5 on:** November 05, 2003, 10:37:13 AM »

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The memo was written by Democratic committee staff and wasn't finalized or circulated among members of the committee, said the panel's senior Democrat, West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller.

Much ado about nothing.

Eagler · « **Reply #6 on:** November 05, 2003, 11:04:26 AM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
Much ado about nothing.

unless it would have came from the other side of the hall ..

the dems are desperate

"Kentucky voters elected Rep. Ernie Fletcher as governor, putting a Republican in the office for the first time in more than three decades. In Mississippi, longtime Washington insider Haley Barbour charged into the governor's mansion, turning out incumbent Democrat Ronnie Musgrove."

capt. apathy · « **Reply #7 on:** November 05, 2003, 11:11:41 AM »

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the dems are desperate

really, it seems the republican was the one digging in the trash looking for sommething he could use to blame his comittees failure on. (interesting, that he knows he'll need it even before he fails. maybe because he has no intention of finding answers)

lord dolf vader · « **Reply #8 on:** November 05, 2003, 11:13:57 AM »

hard to believe your real somtimes eagler.

john9001 · « **Reply #9 on:** November 05, 2003, 12:23:07 PM »

desperate men do desperate acts.

the ethics committee is going to investigate the memo.

Rude · « **Reply #10 on:** November 05, 2003, 12:24:02 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
Much ado about nothing.

Nice Clinton tactic...well done:)

Rude · « **Reply #11 on:** November 05, 2003, 12:25:02 PM »

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Originally posted by capt. apathy
really, it seems the republican was the one digging in the trash looking for sommething he could use to blame his comittees failure on. (interesting, that he knows he'll need it even before he fails. maybe because he has no intention of finding answers)

So you're saying that GW will lose the upcoming election and become a one-term wonder like his dad?

capt. apathy · « **Reply #12 on:** November 05, 2003, 12:27:06 PM »

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So you're saying that GW will lose the upcoming election and become a one-term wonder like his dad?

you think so? that would be great.

Dago · « **Reply #13 on:** November 05, 2003, 01:04:19 PM »

Actually it makes sense really when you think about it, man tends to attack what he isn't familiar with.

Democrats attacking intelligence just bears that out.

dagooooooooooooooooooo

midnight Target · « **Reply #14 on:** November 05, 2003, 01:33:25 PM »

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Originally posted by Rude
Nice Clinton tactic...well done:)

Thanks, I try