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Intel Panel Dems Charge Goss With Partisanship

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Little doubt remains that Florida Republican Rep. Porter Goss (search) has the votes in the Senate to be confirmed as the new director of the CIA, but three Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee held Goss' feet to the fire Tuesday, questioning his past partisanship...

Rockefeller was joined by Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., in pressing Goss to explain how he plans to separate his past life as a congressman from a new role as CIA director. Goss would be only the second congressman, behind George H.W. Bush, to head the spy agency. The three asked if Goss planned to clear up misstatements by Bush administration policy-makers about mistaken intelligence. Democrats have repeatedly said officials' statements on prewar intelligence on Iraq turned out to be wrong, including Vice President Cheney's statement that a meeting between Sept. 11 hijacker Mohammed Atta (search) and Iraqi intelligence in Prague was "pretty well confirmed."

Posted by Super Hose 2004-09-21 12:42:27 AM|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The last gasp of a flailing campaign.

in 2005, with 55-58 seante seats, and new filibuster rules in place, this kind of pontification will pe passed off as flatuance.

Committee Chairman: "Are you through Senator? Good. We shall continue..."

Posted by BigEd 2004-09-21 12:15:08 PM|| 2004-09-21 12:15:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 bottoom line, he's got the votes.

Posted by 2B 2004-09-21 12:15:53 PM|| 2004-09-21 12:15:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Pot calling the kettle black. Partisanship on Donk side is okay, though. What a bunch of crybabies.

Posted by SR-71 2004-09-21 2:13:08 PM|| 2004-09-21 2:13:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I would be shocked, shocked I tell you, if Rockefeller, Levin, and Wyden, didn't pontificate about Goss when they had the chance. It wouldn't be natural.......heh heh.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-09-21 9:45:25 PM|| 2004-09-21 9:45:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 how he plans to separate his past life as a congressman from a new role as CIA director.

How about: "For example, I'll use my intelligence for the security of America above my own"?

Posted by Frank G 2004-09-21 10:09:11 PM|| 2004-09-21 10:09:11 PM|| Front Page Top

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