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Q5echo
asymetrical scepticism

Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Dallas
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Another Donkey Party Genius.
| quote: | Originally posted by MisterOpus1
Two reasons from what I hear. One is that she had to - something about a full-term as the party chair in that Committee had already been fulfilled by Harmon and Pelosi would have had to bend the rules a bit to keep her there. |
i don't believe thats the case. term limits don't necessarily apply to the Chair or ranking party members. that logic would also go against the 9/11 commision recomendations for more senior tenures among Congressional intel committees.
| quote: | | The other was that Pelosi and most of the Democratic caucus wanted someone who wasn't in lockstep with Bush's illegal warrantless wiretapping scheme, which Harman has been up to this point (although I believe she's backtracked a little). The other guy was a non-option considering his corruption and impeachment record, but Harman wasn't gonna happen and Pelosi made that clear. There was talk about their personal squabbles, and I can't say whether or not that got in the way. It very well may have, but in the end the politics will trump personal matters if there were any. |
thats a damn shame b/c everything i've read about Harman is that she's more than competent, tough, and has the intel background needed for this job, where Reyes is, well, not.
i understand that she's not anti-Bush enough. way to plan ahead Pelosi.
...and another thing. the Intel Committee Chair, no matter who sits in it, will roll on the warrantless wiretapping program. not because of personal or partisaned politics but b/c it's the right thing to do.
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