Rachel Maddow: 'Pete Hoekstra the Best the Republican Party Has to Offer on Intelligence

"Pete Hoekstra has access to all sorts of classified information because he is the ranking Republican on the Intelligence Committee. When Republicans were the majority, he was Chair of Intelligence.

"And people, including me, on this show, frankly clamor for there to be more oversight in Congress of what the intelligence agencies are doing, when people worry that by withholding details of what they're doing from Congress, the intelligence agencies are forming, in effect, a secret U.S. government that does want it wants with a huge budget and no accountability. And frankly, that's scary for democracy, and therefore the Congress ought to be told what the intelligence agencies are doing.

"Do you want to see exhibit A of why that doesn't happen, why anyone defending the intelligence agencies' inclination to not tell things to Congress has a pretty good case to make about the grandstanding, reckless and humiliatingly dumb behavior of some of the people to whom they're supposed to be disclosing things?

"Congressman Pete Hoekstra is exhibit A." -- Rachel Maddow on 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

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[thucy2]

Imn8bush, I'm assuming your comment is directed at JCGrant, and not me.

Pretty pathetic, isn't it? Maddow lays out more than 7 minutes of a cogently argued, scrupulously researched attack on this GOP clown and disgrace to his oath of office, and all JC can give us in reply are gay bashing and infantile comments on Maddow's appearance.

This, I guess, is what passes for conservative discourse these days.

It would be laughable, if it weren't so damaging to the country.

Best wishes.

[1981Marcus]

The words "Republican" and "intelligence" shouldn't be uttered in the same sentence.

[FoxFire1281]

@thucy2 why are you responding to a troll???? Just let the troll die off

[FoxFire1281]

@tomitstube dick cheney took him hunting

[nickchirco]

yet she never mentions how obama posted a map online of all of the U.S. nuclear missile sites in the U.S.

[tomitstube]

lol, pete hoekstra is a professional "leaker". haven't heard much of him lately. : )



[bcmasta1returns]

@milesmuhldoon1 Rachel MadCOW is a man.

[milesmuhldoon1]

Rachel Maddow is a Fraud! a Liar! and an outright very very very Evil person!.

[yesilike101]

Remember, we are paying for the new Gov staffs for life, for life!!!! not once a year but monthly

[primitiveform]

Look mom! A lesbian!