Washington Post reports House Democrats approve $48 Billion intelligence budget.
According to Silveztre Reyes (D, TX) web site ,
"The Intelligence Committee has oversight jurisdiction for all of the intelligence organizations of the United States including, among others, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). The committee plays a critical role in ensuring the safety of our citizens, by determining the funding for and priorities of these agencies and by providing oversight to verify how the agencies are collecting, interpreting, and using information. Homeland Security is of the highest priority to the committee."
When were the hearings?
Somewhere along the line to approving the $48 B budget I missed the hearings on the intelligence failures leading up to the Iraq War, the Downing Street Memos and the forged documents among other things. Democrats just shovel more money for more failure. I actually thought Democrats would hold people accountable. Publicly Accountable.
Somewhere I missed the hearings on Sibel Edmonds allegations of gross intelligence misconduct, treason and corruption at the FBI. Democrats obviously do not care about the misuse of funds. The only actual power Congress has over the Executive Branch operations like the FBI ,CIA, NSA, and Homeland Security is MONEY.
Somewhere I missed the hearings demanding accountability on any of the intelligence community's gross violations of law in spying on Americans. Democrats just approved more. What is going on?
Politicians are not dumb or negligent. They do what they do on purpose. Democrats are intentionally turning their backs on the American people.
Somewhere I missed Democratic demands that the White House produce ALL the documents on outing a CIA spy. Democrats had no better time to say no info, no money! Instead we get no guts or at least proof that they are going to hide just as much as the Republicans.
Somewhere I missed the Democrat's demand that the intelligence community come clean on its role in the Iraq torture, secret prisons and renditions.
And the list goes on and on. To say I am disappointed in Ms Pelosi and the rest of the House Democrats is an understatement. They have obviously decided to treat us just like the Republicans treat us.
To Democrats we are nothing but mushrooms kept in the dark and covered with fertilizer.
This is the most disgusting Democratic party action I have seen since they took control of Congress.
Not only is impeachment off the table, so is everything else.
Democrats have failed!