Republican (Rep. Pete Hoekstra): Lawmakers feel 'used' by WH

[sabra]

Source: Chicago Trib

The senior Republican on the House Select Committee on Intelligence said that lawmakers felt "used" by the White House after finally getting briefed today on alleged North Korean nuclear assistance to Syria.

Rep. Pete Hoekstra warned of a "damaged" relationship that could hinder the administration's ability to get congressional approval for an agreement on the North Korea's nuclear program.

CIA Director Michael Hayden was to show video footage and photographs showing the heads of the North Korea's and Syria's nuclear programs together at a Syrian reactor, administration officials said before the closed-door session. Some have speculated that the administration's motive in sharing the information now -- it was leaked to newspapers yesterday -- is to scuttle the six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear program.
Hoekstra, the ranking member on House Intel, said he had been calling for a briefing for months. "I think many people believe that we were used today by the administration because - not because they felt they had to inform Congress because it was their legal obligation to do that, but because they had other agendas in mind," the Michigan Republican said.

"Remember, it is the legal responsibility of the administration to keep Congress fully and currently informed on the issues that the administration is dealing with," Hoekstra continued. "I think we have a question as to whether the administration actually moved forward in that direction."

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[lisa58]

1. seven and a half years later?????

NOW you feel used?

[Demeter]

22. Light Dawns on Marblehead

Some people are just slow.

[bemildred]

2. Duh. Tools get used. nt

[JBoy]

3. LOL. NOW he feels used??

[navarth]

4. Don't believe anything coming out of Hoekstra's mouth

They're grooming this idiot for the Pig Party's run at Michigan Governor.

DUers may remember that he and Rick Santorum were the two that said 'we found the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq' a little while ago. What a clown.

[Demeter]

23. Ain't Gonna Happen

Michigan's GOP blew their wad on the Amway heir. Lord, he ran an awful campaign. Expensive, too.

[AlCzervik]

5. now, now Pete, check the nightstand, i'm sure they left you a little something.

[mcctatas]

6. ...

:crazy:
He's been using them like disposable diapers for nearly 8 years and NOW the lightbulb goes off :idea: ?

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Excuse me . . .

:rofl:

:rofl:

:rofl:

[FreepFryer]

8. That's like whores saying they feel used. Read Lincoln Chafee's new book 'Against the Tide'...

...you'll read about just how badly the Republican Congress gave in to this fascist 'Unitary Executive'.

it will take generations to repair the damage done by enabling Bush.

[Lasher]

9. There's another reason the administration is 'sharing this infrmation' now.

The neocons are just dying to attack another country before January 2009 and Syria would do just fine.

[Warpy]

10. Gee, the stupid, greedy, short sided bastards

were a rubberstamp for 8 years while their function was slowly being stripped from them by an imperial presidency and NOW they're feeling used? They were glad to be used while their cash flows were positive. They rolled over and asked for more and more, conservative hacks on both sides.

Used? Hell no. Their core philosophy is dead wrong and that philosophy is the whole problem right now.

[sam sarrha]

11. they have never complained about their sore asses before.. always proud to be Chaney's whore

:hurts:

[xxqqqzme]

12. man, those publicans have a very difficult

time w/ irony. They just don't get it.

[VP505]

13. I have no sympathy for Hoekstra,

(or any Reptilian for that matter) because I am sure that the next time Bu$h says bend over he will be one of the first to "geter done".

[timtom]

14. "feel 'used' by WH"

Do ya, Pete? Ya feel used, huh?

Hnh. That's weird.

[Xipe Totec]

15. Used like toilet paper nt

[Juan_de_la_Dem]

16. Hey Pete, would you mind making me a sandwich on your way out? I'll call you..

Feeling Cheap Rep Hoekstra?

edit = typo

[librechik]

17. I'm positive Hoekstra's ass is among the sorest in Congress

and his knee pads are all worn out.

Lying whining bastard could have saved himself a lot of trouble by standing up for the Constitution and the American People instead of cutting himself partisan deal after partisan deal.

SUFFAH, PETE!

[DogPoundPup]

18. Petey Boy needs to do a Google search of Miserable Failure

[LynnTheDem]

19. Used, Pete...but are you blown apart and died bleeding into foreign sands?

Ya think you feel used, you MFer.

[Supersedeas]

20. even the Congressional Reskanks are finally catching onto the filthy of the Bushies

[Bozita]

21. Detroit News headline article last Friday: "Michigan GOP finds itself in debt" -- hmmm!

Pete wants to be re-elected, doesn't he?


http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080418/...

Friday, April 18, 2008
Michigan GOP finds itself in debt

$240,000 deficit, fundraising difficulties threaten party's ability to compete in fall

Gordon Trowbridge / Detroit News Washington Bureau

Michigan Republican activists are worried that their state party, heading into an intensive and expensive 2008 campaign, is in debt and failing to raise the money it needs to be competitive this fall.

The combination of a $240,000 debt and a harsh fundraising environment for Republicans is expected to be the topic of debate this weekend, when the state GOP's budget and central committees meet in Lansing.

"Basically, we're close to a quarter of a million dollars in debt, and this should be a time we're raising money and not spending it," said Bill Beddoes of Allen Park, the party's 14th Congressional District chairman. "It's very disturbing."

The financial picture could be key to a list of crucial races up and down the ticket -- from the presidential race in what is expected to be a battleground state, to GOP hopes of recapturing control of the Michigan House.

more...