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NANCY PELOSI BREAKS NEW GROUND 5/17/2009 In past wars it is not unusual for a soldier to wander into a minefield accidentally. In the war between the Republicans and the Democrats Nancy Pelosi not only constructed the mine field but she has purposely wandered into it. As self inflicted wounds go House Speaker Pelosi is a marksman of Robin Hood caliber. Ms. Pelosi has been using everything under the sun to have her Republican colleagues prosecuted and removed from Congress. She has blamed the Bush Administration for everything from The Boar War to the Manson murders. Torture is no exception. As usual she has been calling for investigations. However when it was revealed that Ms. Pelosi was briefed on the very techniques she claim are illegal the GOP quickly pounced reasoning that this then makes her a criminal based on her very own claims. For reasons unknown to even Nancy Pelosi she decided to counter the GOP's attacks by attacking the CIA. In 1941 Japan decided the best way to defeat China was to attack The United States. Nancy Pelosi is Washington's Japan. There is no graceful way out of this. She only has two possible explanations. "I was asleep during the briefing" or "I lied". Either way her stature as speaker has been diminished and her ability to effectively execute the duties of Speaker. The wagons may be circling around her but behind closed doors there are whispers of removing her from her post. And then there is the CIA. In 2002 she was singing their praise on the House floor. Yesterday she calmly told us they tend to lie. Did this start before or after she decided the CIA was a super organization? Was this before or after she was briefed on water boarding? Any road let's break down her arguments. Firstly she never knew water boarding was being used then yesterday contradicted herself by telling us she was told of a brief. So if we have this right Pelosi who was on the intelligence committee did not feel it necessary to attend a briefing with the Bush Administration less than two years after 9/11. But it get's better. Apparently one of her staffers went to the briefing and reported back to Pelosi that she was briefed. Never gave away the contents of the brief just the fact she was briefed. She also claimed the original briefing she attended told her Water boarding was not being used. So let me get this straight. The CIA held a briefing with the Intelligence committee simply to tell them what interrogation techniques were not being used. Aside from that the CIA refutes her claims so if we are to believe her everyone was told the truth except her. So that means the CIA and the Intel Committee got together to hash out a plan that would exclude only her from the truth. The kind of thing that makes a good late night movie. this is the point where Pelosi is laughed out of the House. Fast forward 48 hours and it seems Ms. Pelosi is desperately trying to explain her claims the CIA always misleads the Congress by saying she meant the Bush Administration, not the CIA. "My criticism of the manner in which the Bush Administration did not appropriately inform Congress is separate from my respect for those in the intelligence community who work to keep our country safe,". Last I checked the Executive Branch is completely different from the CIA. Of course this latest attempt to explain herself falls even more false as she had in her press conference blame both the CIA and the Bush Administration at he same time. This is the best she can do? From a political standpoint Ms. Pelosi has put an end to any real witch hunt of the Republicans that the Left has been gearing toward Instead she has has put herself squarely in front of the DNC firing squad. And just off in the distance is the CIA waiting with clenched fists. |
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