Larry Johnson, Senator Roberts is certainly no Howard Baker - a Republican

[flpoljunkie]

you can count on to stand up to an out of control administration--like the one that has attacked Joe Wilson for telling the truth about the uranium in Niger/WMD Saddam threat the Bush administration used to get the Congress to pass the Iraq War resolution and take the country to an ill-considered and increasingly catastrophic war.

On CNN's "Late Edition" Senator Pat Roberts, head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, viciously trashed Joe Wilson, saying that Wilson had destroyed his own credibility, and there was no need for the White House to attack him.

We need to bombard this man with email and phone calls and firmly, but politely demand that he complete Phase II of the investigation he agreed to in February, 2002--how the administration used flawed intelligence in selling the war in Iraq to Congress and the American people.

http://intelligence.senate.gov/members.htm

[fooj]

1. He did that this morning? Have they all gone mad?

Peace.

[KaryninMiami]

2. They haven't "all gone mad". They came that way.

We're just experiencing the bi-products of a sick, malicious. lying, corrupt fascist administration who will stop at nothing (including jeopardizing the life of a CIA agent and the security of this country) in order to accomplish their goals. The fact that NOT ONE Republican elected official will stand up to this madness and chose country over party only makes matters worse.

Let's just hope and pray that what Fitzgerald has on them, is too big for them to sleaze out of.

[flpoljunkie]

3. You correctly point out Fitzgerald is likely our only hope for justice.

[KaryninMiami]

4. Yes- our hopes (and dreams) are with Fitzgerald- no joke.

And the scary party is it's difficult to know really, how far they will let this go. One thing that I found interesting that I learned yesterday, was that this investigation was started by the CIA. They are pissed off (rightfully so) and disgusted. So, there's also hope that they will continue to pressure Fitzgerald to get to the bottom of this and let's face it, CIA members are generally not liberal Democrats. Speaking of which, haven't the majority of Democrats been pretty quiet about this, overall? Not John Conyers of course and others have spoken out, but for the most part, they are not saying a word. I'm sure it's deliberate - waiting as this thing unfolds, but it is also a bit disturbing I think, since this entire thing (which is really about being lied in order to attack Iraq), is a pretty huge deal and an outrage -- enough to be making a huge fuss over and lots of noise.

[flpoljunkie]

5. Quiet except for Kerry's letter uring Senator Roberts to complete Phase II

of the investigation he agreed to in September, 2002--how the failed intelligence was used by the Bush administration to go to war in Iraq.

The only member of the Intelligence Committee who has signed Kerry's letter is Senator Corzine-altho eight other Senators have signed the letter.

From Salon War Room re Kerry's letter: "Where Are the Other Democrats?"

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/print.html?blog=

Where are the other Democrats?

For those who have been itching for someone -- the national media, the White House, Congress, anybody -- to take the Downing Street memo seriously, the news today is mostly good: Even if the Republicans will never let it happen, John Kerry and nine other Senate Democrats have actually asked for an investigation that will include the revelations set forth in the Downing Street memo.

And yet -- where are the rest of the Senate Democrats? There are 44 Democrats in the Senate, and Kerry circulated a draft of his letter to the whole lot of them two weeks ago. In the end, he was able to persuade just nine of his colleagues to sign on: Jon Corzine, Tim Johnson, Frank Lautenberg, Ted Kennedy, Barbara Boxer, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed, Jeff Bingaman and Dick Durbin.

Where are you, Harry Reid? Any reason you didn't sign, Sen. Clinton? And while we wouldn't expect to see a signature from someone like Joe Lieberman on this letter, why don't we see your name there, Sen. Obama?

It would be one thing, we suppose, if Kerry's letter were outrageous somehow -- say, if it impugned the patriotism of millions of Americans or suggested their real "motives" were to put U.S. troops in mortal danger. But Kerry's letter isn't like that. It simply quotes passages from the Downing Street memo and highlights the "troubling questions" that they raise.

Is it that you don't think those questions are worth answers, Joe Biden? Or does the experience of Dick Durbin -- who did, after all, sign the Kerry letter -- have you too scared to raise them?