Atrios reports that Silvester Reyes will chair the House Intelligence Committee. There are ten reasons why Nancy Pelosi selected him:
- He makes sure to include her when they pass notes during study hall about what Libby Dole wore last night
- He totally gets her sense of humor. Totally.
- Once, when Nancy was feeling bad about what Maureen Dowd said about her, Silvestre sent her an e-card that was really sweet.
- Alcee Hastings was indicted for corruption.
- Jane Harman is, like, a total biyatch, and hogs the remote control when Laguna Beach is on.
- Like Nancy, Silvestre thinks the Fray are just a knock-off group of posers trying to be Coldplay.
- Jane Harman thinks pink is still "in".
- Silvestre spells his name cool. Don't you think Silvestre is the coolest way to spell it?
- Nancy is like a totally open minded person. And Silvestre is all, like, Hispanic and everything.
- Jane Harman is a Bush-enabling hack who's gotten every major intelligence issue wrong and then provided cover for the Bush Administration, thinks spying on Americans is cool and won't help the Democrats hold the Gang Who Couldn't Shoot Straight accountable.