Many of you will recognize the name of Jim Marcinkowski. He's Valerie Plame's classmate from the CIA--the guy who reported she was the best shot in their class with an AK-47. Well, he's running against Mike Rogers in MI-8. Rogers is the head of the House Intell Subcommittee that produced the Iran propaganda we've all been talking about--the one John Bolton's buddy Fred Fleitz fluffed together?
Well, as you can imagine, Jim has a few things to say about Rogers' commitment to keeping our country safe.
Mike Rogers has demonstrated time and again that he is out of touch with the security situation on the ground in the Middle East. His comments and his voting record make that clear.
- In May of 2004, Rogers described the security situation in Baghdad as being no different than "walking in a rough neighborhood anywhere in America." Today, the situation in Baghdad is even more horrific, and Bush has called for additional US troops in an attempt to contain the violence.
- Yesterday, Rogers criticized the United States' ability to acquire intelligence, particularly nuclear intelligence. Yet three years ago, he - a former FBI agent - stayed silent and did nothing when a veteran CIA agent who specialized in nuclear security issues and WMD was "outed" for political reasons.
- In June of 2004, Rogers voted against increased funding for counter-terrorism efforts. This vote was taken despite a GOP-authored report attached to the bill arguing for additional funding."
I think Mike Rogers maybe ought to think about funding counter-terrorism before he starts a new war in Iran. What do you think?