MioMyo
2009-05-18 01:18:45 UTC
The GOP has laid the gauntlet before the Imperial Princess. The only
question is can the Witch deliver?
My bet is she'll continue to lie while trying to make it appear all her woes
are the fault of the Bush Administration.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-pelosi18-2009may18,0,1178660.story
PELOSI SHOULD PRESENT THE EVIDENCE OR APOLOGIZE TO CIA, BOEHNER SAYS
Washington -- House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said that House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) "ought to either present the evidence
or apologize" in the wake of her comments that CIA officials misled her
about the use of controversial interrogation techniques on terrorist
suspects.
"Lying to the Congress of the United States is a crime," Boehner said Sunday
on CNN's "State of the Union." "And if the speaker is accusing the CIA and
other intelligence officials of lying or misleading the Congress, then she
should come forward with evidence and turn that over to the Justice
Department so they can be prosecuted."
He added: "And if that's not the case, I think she ought to apologize to our
intelligence professionals around the world."
Boehner's comments were the latest attempt by Republicans to focus on the
speaker's knowledge of interrogation tactics in 2002, when she was the top
Democrat on the House intelligence committee. Republicans have suggested
that Pelosi, who has criticized the use of controversial interrogation
tactics in recent years, did not object to them in private briefings at the
time and has given inconsistent comments as to when she learned of the use
of waterboarding, an interrogation technique that simulates drowning.
Pelosi on Thursday accused the CIA of "misleading the Congress," an
assertion that CIA Director Leon E. Panetta, a former Democratic congressman
from Monterey, rebutted on Friday. But congressional Democrats have defended
Pelosi.
White House aides have declined to comment on the matter. But Virginia Gov.
Tim Kaine, chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a top Obama
ally, said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" that Pelosi "absolutely" has the
support of other Democrats.
Pelosi has acknowledged in recent weeks that she learned of the use of
waterboarding from an aide who was briefed in 2003. But Pelosi says that by
then she was no longer the senior Democrat on the intelligence committee and
had little recourse to object to the tactics.
The CIA says its records show Pelosi was briefed on the tactics in 2002,
which the speaker has adamantly denied. She has asked that the CIA release
the notes from that briefing, a request the agency has not granted.
question is can the Witch deliver?
My bet is she'll continue to lie while trying to make it appear all her woes
are the fault of the Bush Administration.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-pelosi18-2009may18,0,1178660.story
PELOSI SHOULD PRESENT THE EVIDENCE OR APOLOGIZE TO CIA, BOEHNER SAYS
Washington -- House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said that House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) "ought to either present the evidence
or apologize" in the wake of her comments that CIA officials misled her
about the use of controversial interrogation techniques on terrorist
suspects.
"Lying to the Congress of the United States is a crime," Boehner said Sunday
on CNN's "State of the Union." "And if the speaker is accusing the CIA and
other intelligence officials of lying or misleading the Congress, then she
should come forward with evidence and turn that over to the Justice
Department so they can be prosecuted."
He added: "And if that's not the case, I think she ought to apologize to our
intelligence professionals around the world."
Boehner's comments were the latest attempt by Republicans to focus on the
speaker's knowledge of interrogation tactics in 2002, when she was the top
Democrat on the House intelligence committee. Republicans have suggested
that Pelosi, who has criticized the use of controversial interrogation
tactics in recent years, did not object to them in private briefings at the
time and has given inconsistent comments as to when she learned of the use
of waterboarding, an interrogation technique that simulates drowning.
Pelosi on Thursday accused the CIA of "misleading the Congress," an
assertion that CIA Director Leon E. Panetta, a former Democratic congressman
from Monterey, rebutted on Friday. But congressional Democrats have defended
Pelosi.
White House aides have declined to comment on the matter. But Virginia Gov.
Tim Kaine, chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a top Obama
ally, said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" that Pelosi "absolutely" has the
support of other Democrats.
Pelosi has acknowledged in recent weeks that she learned of the use of
waterboarding from an aide who was briefed in 2003. But Pelosi says that by
then she was no longer the senior Democrat on the intelligence committee and
had little recourse to object to the tactics.
The CIA says its records show Pelosi was briefed on the tactics in 2002,
which the speaker has adamantly denied. She has asked that the CIA release
the notes from that briefing, a request the agency has not granted.