The Dems are demonstrating that they couldn't care less about the intelligence, they just want to "get Bush".
"One of the major questions that needs to be addressed is whether senior administration officials, including members of the Cabinet and senior White House officials misled Congress and the public about the nature of the threat from Iraq," said a letter to Bush signed by five lawmakers. The lawmakers included Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut, and Representative Nancy Pelosi of California.
I didn't know about this letter that Daschle, Lieberman and Pelosi signed -- but so much for my slight sympathy for Lieberman.
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Why should it? Are we just going to open up the hearings and share with terrorists the same sort of intelligence the CIA, FBI and NSA deal with on a daily basis? This nation's security is at risk, and the WOT would essentially be shot to hell in a hurry.
Even if it was closed. Jerks like Patrick Leahy would be leaking vital and sensitive information to the media. The same media the terrorists watch.
A good sign that this commission has a chance to actually be fair.