Democrats ARE SET TO SUBPOENA-First Up-Hearings On Miltary Spending & Iraq War(LAT)

[kpete]

Democrats are set to subpoena
The new majority is expected to hold hearings on military spending and the Iraq war -- just for starters.
By Richard B. Schmitt and Richard Simon, Times Staff Writers
November 10, 2006

WASHINGTON — Rep. Ike Skelton knows what he will do in one of his first acts as chairman of the Armed Services Committee in the Democratic-led House: resurrect the subcommittee on oversight and investigations.

The panel was disbanded by the Republicans after they won control of Congress in 1994. Now, Skelton (D-Mo.) intends to use it as a forum to probe Pentagon spending and the Bush administration's conduct of the Iraq war.

It has been 12 years since Democrats were in control of both the House and Senate. But they are looking to make up for lost time, and in some cases, make the Bush administration and its business allies sweat.

With control of every committee in Congress starting in January, the new majority will inherit broad powers to subpoena and investigate. And that is expected to translate into wide-ranging and contentious hearings.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-investigations10nov10,0,1887142.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[babylonsister]

1. Bring it on! I can't wait to hear the whole truth! Nom! nt

[Virginia Dare]

2. Shine a bright light on what's been going on for the last...

six years, all sorts of vermin will come crawling out of the cracks.

[gully]

3. Yep

This is going to be a helluva couple of years.

[kpete]

10. "Lets All Get Along"...

DOES NOT WORKK FOR ME...kpete

[gully]

11. Works for me if Bush is the one compromising.

;) But, I expect it's not going to be the reality beyond this weeks press conference.

[Blackhatjack]

4. Between Now & Then Surveillance Is Needed As The Rats Scatter ....

The job will become more difficult if evidence is destroyed and secreted.

Hope the new DEM Committee Chairs are in a position to observe what happens between now and when they are sworn in.

[robbedvoter]

5. Get thee to the first page! Not a bad place to start!

But then, there's an embarrasment of riches - election stealing, Katrina, 9/11, lies to war...

[mikelgb]

6. C-Span is gonna get some ratings

:popcorn:

[KyndCulture]

7. Wooooop!!! There it is!

[Tatiana]

8. Joe Biden will be taking up the mantle in the Senate as well!

This is a very promising beginning.

[rateyes]

9. I'll bet the crooks at the Pentagon, and all through this

administration is so nervous that you could't drive a 10-penny nail up their asses.

[mmonk]

12. That's what I thought. None of the more heavy issues

concerning what has happened or where we're going. They just want the cronyism issue forward for awhile.

[cassiepriam]

13. Oversight. What a concept. nt

[judaspriestess]

14. Its about time

get rid of Halliburton

[file83]

15. I'm gonna buy stock in a Popcorn company....

:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn: