Reporters Gettin' Played...She (Pelosi) wants it all investigated.

[ProSense]

Reporters Gettin' Played

By Josh Marshall

Everybody's talking about Nancy Pelosi's press conference yesterday. I'm listening to Republicans on cable yapping about this contradiction or that contradiction. But what I've seen very little attention to is the fact that Pelosi had an answer that really answers all the questions, a plenary answer you might say: she supports a Truth Commission.

Here's where we are. There are various documents and recollections from around through the news ether. Pelosi's accusers are saying she knew more than she admits. She says that many of these claims are false and the documents perhaps erroneous, and that she's been consistent and true to her opposition to torture. And then she says, and I think there should be a broad-ranging Truth Commission to investigate what happened, who's telling the truth and who isn't. You can see it here at about 3:45 in.

That says it all. She wants it all investigated. The whole point of this storm about Pelosi is that her critics want her to be embarrassed and stop supporting a Truth Commission or any sort of examination of what happened. But she's not. She still says there should be an investigation. Her critics still want the book closed. That says it all. She'll have to stand or fall with the results of an actual investigation. Her opponents on this are simply risible hypocrites.

Doesn't matter what Leon Panetta says, the U.S. committed war crimes and some people are lying

[LooseWilly]

1. Nice summary.

If she's calling for an investigation, I'm betting that she's not afraid of what will come to light...

[vaberella]

2. She's been saying that from the beginning. She even said take "IMMUNITY OFF THE TABLE!"

That's why I don't get what people were talking about. From the beginning she knows what she's been doing and I think she's working with O on this one. Nothing she's said has been false or misleading. Everything the Repubs try to use against her not only corroborates her claims but actually makes them look like the fools. Then Bob Graham comes along and he's like, I was there and they didn't tell us shit----now the CIA is leaving this alone and the Republicans look like a fish out of water. Now everyone looks like they're gunning for Pelosi, turning her into an almost martyr and destroying whatever credibility they might have had left.

All in all Pelosi turns into a winner, O turns out even better and the Dems move up several notches making the Republicans even more insignificant.

[w4rma]

3. Speaker Pelosi Rocks. (nt)

[Cha]

4. Thanks for this ProSense..I

really like how Josh Marshall has consistantly uncovered and reported on all these crises over the years.

The cons want to pour their wrath on Nancy Pelosi then she may be the catalyst to get out the whole truth.

[rhett o rick]

5. She wants a truth commission. Read white wash. another Warren Commission.

i say bullcrap. Independent investigator.

[JI7]

6. YUP, they are trying to fool idiot Democrats who always fall for right wing whores

but Nancy isn't the one who opposes investigations.

[livefreest]

7. this should be clear: Nancy Pelosi wants light; Republicans are fine with, or rather prefer darkness