Trying again. Who is this Woman?
 

Alaska can't compete with California. Check out Shirley Horton, a pro-choice Republican woman from San Diego.

http://www.ucop.edu/state/advocacy/b...DSHorton78.pdf


http://www.ucop.edu/state/advocacy/b...DSHorton78.pdf

As an assembywoman from California she represents just as many people as Alaska's governor.

Trying again. Who is this Woman?
 

Let's go include some hot judges just so we get every branch of government included.

Maybe we could get a blue X for the judge instead of a red one?

I admit it, I don't get this. Is this one of Spanky's inside jokes?

1) An admittedly sloshed Danny DeVito staggered onto "The View" Wednesday -- cracking jokes about having sex with his wife in the White House and getting bleeped on the live show after calling President Bush "numb nuts."

DeVito, who's promoting his new movie, "Deck the Halls," walked onto the show's set unsteadily, and attributed his slurred speech to some all-night carousing with pal George Clooney.

"I knew it was the last seven limoncellos that were going to get me," he said about the Italian liqueur he apparently quaffed.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B8MFKs6qpU


2) Incoming House intelligence chief botches easy intel quiz
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Rep. Silvestre Reyes of Texas, who incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tapped to head the Intelligence Committee when the Democrats take over in January, failed a quiz of basic questions about al Qaeda and Hezbollah, two of the key terrorist organizations the intelligence community has focused on since the September 11, 2001 attacks.

When asked by CQ National Security Editor Jeff Stein whether al Qaeda is one or the other of the two major branches of Islam -- Sunni or Shiite -- Reyes answered "they are probably both," then ventured "Predominantly -- probably Shiite."

That is wrong. Al Qaeda was founded by Osama bin Laden as a Sunni organization and views Shiites as heretics.

Reyes could also not answer questions put by Stein about Hezbollah, a Shiite group on the U.S. list of terrorist organizations that is based in Southern Lebanon.

Stein's column about Reyes' answers was published on CQ's Web site Friday evening.

In an interview with CNN, Stein said he was "amazed" by Reyes' lack of what he considers basic information about two of the major terrorists organizations.

"If you're the baseball commissioner and you don't know the difference between the Yankees and the Red Sox, you don't know baseball," Stein said. "You're not going to have the respect of the people you work with."

While Stein said Reyes is "not a stupid guy," his lack of knowledge said it could hamper Reyes' ability to provide effective oversight of the intelligence community, Stein believes.

"If you don't have the basics, how do you effectively question the administration?" he asked. "You don't know who is on first."

Stein said Reyes is not the only member of the House Intelligence Committee that he has interviewed that lacked what he considered basic knowledge about terrorist organizations.

"It kind of disgusts you, because these guys are supposed to be tending your knitting," Stein said. "Most people are rightfully appalled."

Pelosi picked Reyes over fellow Californian Rep. Jane Harman, who had been the Intelligence Committee's ranking member, and Rep. Alcee Hastings of Florida, who had been impeached as a federal judge after being accused of taking a bribe.


Rep. Silvestre Reyes, the Texas Democrat tapped to head the House Intelligence Committee, said Monday that despite failing to answer basic questions about al Qaeda's makeup, he is aware of the threat the terrorist group poses.

"The CQ interview covered a wide range of topics other than the selected points published in the story," Reyes said in a statement to CNN. "As a Member of the Intelligence Committee since before 9/11, I'm acutely aware of al Qaeda's desire to harm Americans. The Intelligence Committee will keep its eye on the ball, and focus on the pressing security and intelligence issues facing us."

Reyes drew heat after failing to answer questions about al Qaeda and Hezbollah posed by the Congressional Quarterly


--CNN's Scott Anderson and Brian Todd

Let's give Bush a quiz and see how he does.

Too bad Pelosi hates Harmon's guts . . .

S_A_M

Yep. Knew both of those things. Still don't get how DeVito has anything to do with the intelligence committee. Guess I'm not smart enough for Republican humor.

What is wrong with Harman?
 

What is going on there? I worked on the Kuykendahl campaign (against Harman) for that seat in Pacific Palisades and Torrance. From personal experience I know that she is sharp as a tack. Excellent debater and very informed on the issues. I you are going to lose to a Democrat, she is the type of person you want to lose to.

I am ninety nine percet sure she she knows the difference between the Sunni and Shia. Why does Pelosi hate her so much? Is she too conservative for Pelosi?

So much for all that Democratic complaining about the Rs not passing budget bills. They're going to punt the decisions for another 7 1/2 months

Spanky didn't notice when the GOP heads of committees failed that test, did he?

I voted for Harmon to be governor of California some years back, but one can question her fitness to be running that committee based on her judgment about the pre-war intelligence re Iraq. Either she wasn't paying attention or she didn't care.

What is wrong with Harman?
 

I don't know any details. I've read that it is personal as well as political (i.e. opponents within the caucus).

S_A_M

Too bad Alcee Hastings was her first choice.

And the President's first choice for the last opening on the Supreme Court was Hariet Myers. Everyone makes mistakes.