Today, Representative Alcee Hastings of Florida asked his fellow House members to select him as the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committe on Intelligence. While not the ranking Democrat on the committee (that title belongs to Rep Jane Harman of California), Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is being lobbied to support Rep Hastings for the chair.
Rep Hastings holds a distinguished title among Congressmen. He is one of only 6 federal judges in the history of our republic to be impeached, having been so in 1988 by a vote of 413-3 in the House (including by Rep Nancy Pelosi herself) and convicted by a vote of 95-0 in the Senate. This is despite the fact that he was acquitted of bribery charges.
What would lead his fellow Democrats to pass such judgement? I have read the indictment and the evidence surrounding the case. It is my firm belief (and clearly the nearly unanimous belief of the 1988 Congress) that Rep Hastings was guilty and should be punished for his crimes.
Of course, that doesn't speak to his capability of serving the state of Florida in a different capacity, but the man does not deserve to be in Congress, let alone the chairman of a committee. Shame on you, Rep Pelosi! Apparently ending the "culture of corruption" was just a bunch of lip service. Unfortunately, you are now playing with our nation's security.
Go figure; another politician lying. Who woulda thunk it?
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