Democrats Upset By Suspension

Ok, I have a problem here. When Valarie Plame's name came out as a CIA spook, Democrats were up in arms about it. They wanted Karl Rove's head on a platter. They wanted people to resign. Then, when Mark Foley's scandal broke, Senator Foley did the right thing and resigned. Now, when there is a suspected leak to the New York Times from the House Intelligence Committee, the correct thing to do would be to suspend those suspected of involvement, with pay, and investigate. If the suspected person is found to be innocent, they should rightfully be reinstated. If they are found to be guilty, they should be fired and forced to pay back the money they earned while on suspension.

Apparently, the Democrats don't see it that way.

In a letter to Hoekstra dated Sept. 29, Rep. Ray LaHood (news, bio, voting record), R-Ill., a committee member, said the Democratic staffer requested the document from National Intelligence Director John Negroponte three days before a Sept. 23 story by the Times on its conclusions.

"I have no credible information to say any classified information was leaked from the committee's minority staff, but the implications of such would be dramatic," LaHood said in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press. "This may, in fact, be only coincidence, and simply 'look bad.' But coincidence, in this town, is rare."

Make no mistake, in the intelligence world ANY leaks, regardless of classification, is a very serious thing. Peoples lives hang in the balance at times. So, if there's a suspected leaker, you must do everything a normal, reasonable person would to find the leaker and prevent further leaks. The suspension was correct and Democrats are, once again, wrong on matters of security.

I am beginning to wonder if they have any idea of the kinds of threats we face on a daily basis. They seem to live in some kind of Fantasyland where everyone holds hands and sings songs and other such nonsense. If you watch carefully, you can catch a good chunk of them using the words "so-called" a lot. "So-called Terrorist" "So-called War On Terror" "So-called leader" are phrases you'll see many times.

Their ruler supreme, Bill Clinton, could tell them that every day, the President receives a daily report on the status of things in the world from the CIA director. Everyday, the information in it is full of threats. When that information is leaked to the press, even if it's not classified, helps our enemies adapt techniques on how to punch through our security and endanger civilian lives.

Travis
travis@rightwinglunatic.com