well, here's a bit related to mcjoan's thread today....
(Reuters) - The Bush administration was running several intelligence programs, including one major activity, that it kept secret from Congress until whistle-blowers told the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, the committee's chairman said on Sunday.
[Here's the fun part yall]:::
"Rep. Pete Hoekstra, a Michigan Republican
who chairs the House Intelligence Committee,
said on Fox News Sunday
he had written a four-page
to President George W. Bush
in May
warning him that the failure to disclose the intelligence activities to Congress may be a violation of the law.
the rest is here:
http://today.reuters.com/...
"In doing so, he confirmed a story that first ran in Sunday editions of the New York Times.
"I take it very, very seriously otherwise I would not have written the letter to the president," Hoekstra said.
[Gee, with Bu$hCo's numbers in the pit$, I guess everyone wants to $cold him!
But this next paragraph is pricele$$, woohhhoooo...]::
"This is actually a case where the
whistle-blower process
was working appropriately [hhaaaaaaaahhhhhaaaaaaaahhhh...]
and people within the intelligence community brought to my attention some programs
that they believed we had not been briefed on.
They were right," said Hoekstra,
a close ally of Bush.
[at least this next paragraph is a bit more sane...]::
"Critics have charged that the Bush administration has a penchant for secrecy and has
pushed its legal powers to the limit and possibly beyond
in pursuing its "war on terror."
But Hoekstra's complaint
was particularly significant
since it came from a strong supporter of the administration's tactics.
[oooooooooohhhhhhhhh.]
....so my question is, how does Hoekstra's future fit into
all this, cause the article finishes with a quote of his that's quite an
unfavorable slap at Bu$hCo:
"In the letter, Hoekstra said the lack of disclosure possibly constituted a
"breach of responsibility by the administration,
a violation of the law,
and, just as importantly,
a direct affront
to me
and the members of this committee
who have so ardently supported efforts to collect information on our enemies."
ok oh ye kossaks, yall help me out....
is this just blab-olla for upcoming elections
ala Bu$hCo's weak numbers thus separating themselves
from him,
or is there a bit of real bitchin' going on between
the party & the king????
As Vinnie Barbarino (John Travolata)
once said on 'Welcome Back Kotter'::: "I'm so confused!"