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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-10-08 04:38 PM
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Intel Chair Reyes (TX-16) To Obama: Keep Bush Intel Chiefs
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Top Democrat to Obama: Keep Bush's Intel Chiefs
December 10, 2008 3:08 PM

ABC News' Jonathan Karl Reports: First Gates, Now Hayden?


The Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says President-elect Barack Obama should keep President Bush's intelligence chiefs for at least six months to ensure a smooth transition.

It's a move that would likely cause a revolt on the left.

Keeping Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell and Director of the CIA Mike Hayden would be hugely controversial among many of Obama's core supporters.

McConnell is disliked by many on the left because of his vocal support of the terrorist surveillance program that allowed some domestic wiretapping, and Hayden is controversial because he helped launch the program when he was head of the NSA and because of his steadfast support of the CIA's detainee interrogation program.

"There's got to be some continuity, and the leadership of both the CIA and the DNI is going to be pivotal to keeping us safe and secure," House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, told Congress Daily. Reyes said that it is up to Obama to decide how long to keep them.

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http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/12/top-democrat-to.html
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FLAprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-10-08 04:41 PM
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1. Why do the crappiest/most reactionary "Dems" get the chairmanships
Silvestre Reyes....Ike Skelton....Bart Gordon....Collin Peterson....etc.
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-10-08 04:57 PM
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5. Most any Rep from Texas or Florida involved with Intel is a Bushprotector.
Edited on Wed Dec-10-08 04:58 PM by blm
Including Dems. Let's not forget that major Texas companies like Enron had/have a revolving door for agents and alleged ex-agents.

I trust VERY FEW Texas and Florida congresscritters, even Dem ones. They ALWAYS manage to get on the Intel Committees.
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blueclown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-10-08 04:42 PM
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2. The undermining of President Obama by Congressional Democrats begins...
Is this 1993 all over again?
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FLAprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-10-08 04:47 PM
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4. Watch for these House "Dems" to be the biggest roadblocks
Edited on Wed Dec-10-08 04:48 PM by Double_Talk_Express
Gene Taylor (one of two dems to vote against Employee Free Choice Act)
Dan Boren (one of two dems to vote against Employee Free Choice Act)
Heath Shuler (signed on to a Tancredo immigration bill)
John Barrow
Jim Marshall (ONLY Dem to vote against SCHIP)
Charlie Melancon
Chris Carney

plus freshmen Bobby Bright and Parker Griffith

All virulent homophobes and reactionaries from deep in the bowels of the RWoDP (Republican Wing of the Democratic Party)
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-10-08 05:02 PM
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6. It was BILL'S decision to keep Bush's Intel guy in place. He WAS also a longtime supporter of
Reagan and Bush's IranContra policy and believed the prosecution was wrong and the Special Prosecutor was overzealous. Gee....no wonder all the outstanding matters in IranContra and BCCI disappeared throughout the 90s.

Please don't treat Bill like a victim. Most of the crap he went through from the RW was pure Dog and Pony show to distract the masses.
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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-10-08 04:45 PM
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3. WOW! With friends like this who needs enemies!!!!!!
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Winterblues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-10-08 05:17 PM
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7. What exactly was the continuity when Bush* took office?
I think they be full of it...
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Mnemosyne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-10-08 06:03 PM
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8. Just to give them enough time to 'disappear' more evidence. n/t
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