It's the Senate's turn to have Plame hearings

[Kingofalldems]

And why not? The repubs had multiple hearings about a travel agent or some such thing. This is about national security. Among other things, we need to know why Rove has a security clearance. Anyone know if this will happen?

[babylonsister]

1. Waxman hasn't let it drop:

you may yet see the Senate get involved...

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Waxman_sends_letter_to_White_House_0316.html

Waxman sends letter to White House demanding explanation on lack of leak investigation
RAW STORY
Published: Friday March 16, 2007
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The Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), today sent a letter to White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten requiring an explanation of a stunning admission by a White House official that no internal investigation was launched following the leak of classified information. The admission was made during a hearing on the outing of former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson.

In the letter, Waxman stated that if the statements made by James Knodell, Director of the Office of Security at the White House, are accurate, the White House violated its own national security requirements.

"The testimony of Mr. Knodell appears to describe White House decisions that were inconsistent with the directives of Executive Order 12958, which you signed in March 2003," wrote Waxman. "Under this executive order, the White House is required to 'take appropriate and prompt corrective action' whenever there is a release of classified information. Yet Mr. Knodell could describe no such actions after the disclosure of Ms. Wilson's identity."

The letter went on to demand a complete account from Bolten on the steps the White House took to investigate the leak and hold those responsible for the leak accountable.

Following is the letter in its entirety:
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[Kingofalldems]

2. Let's hope so

They need to investigate the non-investigation of the WH.