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Originally Posted by _God_
Because there is no chance that Hastings will head the committee? We will know the validity of your comment in a couple of months.
It is your prediction then that Harmon will not be REPLACED with Hastings with the approval of Pelosi?
It would not be a stretch to attribute that to a problem regarding the speaker-elect.
Pointing out the abominable (oops, "irrefutable") record of Hastings is "bitter partisanship," but Abramoff is fair game. How impeccably logical.
Do you think Theodore Roosevelt would approve of Alcee Hastings? Jimmy Carter? The gun control leanings of Nancy Pelosi?
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I predict Hasings will absolutely beoome the chair of the Intel Committee if Jane Harmon turns it down. I dont see how its a problem for Pelosi.
He wouldnt be my choice, but Hastings is recognized by most current members of the Intel Committee as being very knowledgable on intel issues and unlike you, most dont hold his past against him.
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Duke Cunningham should ask for a pardon. His record is "irrefutable," too.
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You are aware that Cunningham not only abused his own Congressional office, but also allegedly used the staff of the Intel Committee in his bribery scandal. The Repub chair of the Committee refused to subpoena him as part of the committee's invesitgation:
http://intelligence.house.gov/Media/...ease101706.pdf
Im' not a fan of presidential pardons and that goes for Ford's pardon of Nixon, Bush Sr's pardon of Cap Weinberger and the Iran-Contra crowd or Clinton and Bush Jr. pardons of guys who were big financial contributors.
As to Roosevelt....being God, feel free to ask him yourself.
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Ding ding ding!! We have a winner in the "So what, your guy is worse" competition!
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We do have a winner and it was the Dems. Most would agree that the election results were due in large part to the ethics and corruption of the Repubs. The challenge for the Dems is to to learn from this, for their past is not much better.