Pelosi wrecking intelligence

Washington Times:

In disparaging the CIA and accusing the agency of lying last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has become a "wrecking ball" to the morale of officers risking their lives in the field, the top Republican on the House intelligence committee said Tuesday.

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In an interview with editors and reporters, Mr. Hoekstra said Mrs. Pelosi, California Democrat, hasn't done anything illegal that would disqualify her from being speaker, but said Democrats will have to decide whether she is the right person to lead them. Still, he said, from his standpoint, she has endangered the country.

"She has single-handedly become a wrecking ball, a wrecking crew through the morale of the intelligence community," he said. "These are people that have been on the front lines. They have seen their friends die, and they have taken risks to keep America safe, and this speaker has now said you may be prosecuted."

The congressman, who is retiring at the end of this term and is running for governor of Michigan, also had critical words for his party, saying Republicans aren't ready to take bold stands, and it is costing them politically among voters eager for reform.

"In '93 and '94, we took the bold steps to be able to capture that, and people saw us as part of the solution and not part of the problem," he said. "Right now, that opportunity exists, but I'm not sure we're willing to take bold enough stands that people see us being the agent of change they're looking for."

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There is a video of the conversation at the above link. It is not just bold steps that cause a change of power in Washington. The other party must be perceived as having screwed up. The Republicans have the opportunity of reinforcing that perception about the Democrats with Pelosi's strange performance trying to rationalize her quest to demonize Republicans for approving measures she at a minimum allowed to go forward. It is important to note that her sin is hypocrisy. I don't think the measures she and others are railing about now was torture.

Democrats have other screw ups to deal with such as the closing of Gitmo by a Democrat President. Their stimulus bill has only stimulated the deficit and has left them unable to address other pressing problems. They are cutting spending on defense in the middle of a war. Their cap and trade bill will put the economy in a permanent recession. Their health care bill will lead to rationed health care.

All of these screw ups should lead to a rebranding of Democrats and highlight a lack of competence.