I expect that most posters are by now familar with the serious investigation into intelligence leaks now being conducted as a joint House and Senate effort by members of the Select Committees from both bodies. (D) Dianne Feinstein and(R) Saxby Chambliss from the Senate and (R) Mike Rogers and (D) Dutch Ruppersberger from the House have all been on TV this week speaking about their intent to undergo an investigation into the source of recent leaks about an undercover agent in Yemen who gave us info on the non metalic bomb which Yemen has developed; the fact that Pres Obama has final say on drone targets and Cyber attacks on Iran.
If there is any good news in all this it is the fiercely stated intention that this will be a nonpartisan effort to seek out and punish someone within our government who has weakened important intelligence operations. Mike Rogers(R) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D) the ranking members from the House Committee were on Meet the Press today to announce that members of both parties were united in the intention to punish those responsible regardless of party affiliation. Dianne Feinstein(D) and Saxby Chambliss(R) made a similar statement for the Senate Committee. Chambliss said that the committee had put aside politics to do similar work during the Bush/Chaney years and he had no doubt that all would be committed to finding and punishing the leak this time. It is thought that it is a strong possibility that the leak may have come from a Democrat seeking to give credit to his party in this election year.
It was uplifting for me to see and hear members of both parties standing side by side and saying that members of these committees put country ahead of politics and we'll get the person responsible and see that he/she is punished. I believe they will. I felt gratified to see that there are still members of our Congress who see their first loyalty lies to their country and not to their political party. If they are successful, I hope that their work is praised by the media and that the Pelosis and Boehners of our Congress are criticised for their failure to work in a similar fashion to solve the critical problems our country faces in other areas.
If there is any good news in all this it is the fiercely stated intention that this will be a nonpartisan effort to seek out and punish someone within our government who has weakened important intelligence operations. Mike Rogers(R) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D) the ranking members from the House Committee were on Meet the Press today to announce that members of both parties were united in the intention to punish those responsible regardless of party affiliation. Dianne Feinstein(D) and Saxby Chambliss(R) made a similar statement for the Senate Committee. Chambliss said that the committee had put aside politics to do similar work during the Bush/Chaney years and he had no doubt that all would be committed to finding and punishing the leak this time. It is thought that it is a strong possibility that the leak may have come from a Democrat seeking to give credit to his party in this election year.
It was uplifting for me to see and hear members of both parties standing side by side and saying that members of these committees put country ahead of politics and we'll get the person responsible and see that he/she is punished. I believe they will. I felt gratified to see that there are still members of our Congress who see their first loyalty lies to their country and not to their political party. If they are successful, I hope that their work is praised by the media and that the Pelosis and Boehners of our Congress are criticised for their failure to work in a similar fashion to solve the critical problems our country faces in other areas.
