Difi to chair Senate intel committee?

[AlCzervik]

Feinstein in line to chair Senate Intel Committee
By ERICA WERNER
Associated Press Writer
Published: Friday, Nov. 07, 2008
WASHINGTON -- California Sen. Dianne Feinstein is in line to become the first female chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

The opening was created Friday amid a chairmanship shuffle sparked by the announcement that Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia was stepping down as head of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

A number of gavels will change hands as a result, sending the current Intelligence Committee chairman, Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., to the Commerce Committee, and opening up the powerful Intelligence Committee post for Feinstein, according to a former Hill aide who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deliberations were ongoing.

Feinstein, who currently chairs the low-profile Senate Rules Committee, has served on the Intelligence Committee for eight years and played a key role in crafting some important legislation including the creation of the post of director of national intelligence following the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

The committee will likely pursue key new initiatives with Democrat Barack Obama as president.

http://www.sacbee.com/114/story/1379877.html

[PBS Poll-435]

1. ....

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[TwilightZone]

4. Exactly.

[TheWraith]

2. Somebody will be blaming Obama and calling him a right wing sellout in 3... 2... 1...

[mtnsnake]

3. Hey chimpsrsmarter

Would you consider spelling out her entire name in your OP? I think it would get more attention. :evilgrin:

:popcorn:

[RollWithIt]

5. Good... she's a fine choice for that spot...

I also find it to be fitting that Rockefeller is taking over Byrd committee chairs. That makes sense, a peaceful transition of West Virginia power.

[ben_meyers]

6. She will be a perfect choice

Feinstein (or is it Feinschteen?) won't have to rely entirely on the word of our intelligence agencies. She will be able to get the real dope from her husband Richard Blum. He must know what is really going on, after all his companies have recently scored a $600 million dollar contract for the Iraq war.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.