Gen. Michael Hayden, Who’s Lying?

Hey folks,

As predicted, Gen. Michael Hayden spend most of the day yesterday, in a seven-hour confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee, answering questions about the Presidents "spying" program, and the NSA. Very little did he get asked how he would handle the job of the CIA.

It was amazing. Senator after Senator asked the "hard" questions. To bad, most of the ones coming from our friends on the Left, were absolute lies. It really was sad. REALLY sad. Some Republicans even asked questions, they already knew the answers to.

Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, gave Gen. Hayden the hardest time. He said,

"General, having evaluated your words, I now have a difficult time with your credibility,"

"So with all due respect, general, I can't tell now if you've simply said one thing and done another, or whether you have just parsed your words like a lawyer to intentionally mislead the public."

What was his main beef? The same as one Republican, Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe. They feel that Congress had not been sufficiently briefed about the program. Sen Snowe said

"I happen to believe that, with the programs in question, that the Congress was really never really consulted or informed," and, "I happen to believe that, with the programs in question, that the Congress was really never really consulted or informed,"

The mass media wants you to believe this as well. They state that this "super secret" program, which was secret until it was leaked to the media in December 2005, was not told to anyone until Wednesday. They want you to believe that no one was briefed about this program. But notice the wording. You will see the "WHOLE" committee. But individual Senators WERE briefed between 4-12 times EACH. Including, Pelosi, Wyden, Kennedy, etc. Now they say that the Administration, did not brief the "WHOLE" committee. Well folks, if there were a group of people, say 6, I tell each one the same thing. The entire group of 6, have been told. But they get around the facts with semantics. No one sat down with all of them together,,you get the point.

Then, what I love the most? Democratic Senators QUOTING a debunked "USATODAY" story of phone companies turning over records. I love this. You wonder why some are no all that concerned about the upcoming elections? We have Senators, quoting mass media. Incorrect or completely MADE UP stories at that. But the truth doesn’t really matter, as long as you can get someone to believe. Right Senators?{Smile}
Peter