Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Countering GOP spin on Congressional Hearings

ILLUSTRAED: It is Congress' job to hold the Executive Branch accountable for cleanly running the government.
I saw Sean Hannity lobbing soft balls to Dick Morris last night about the dangers of the upcoming hearings that will happen in a Democratic Congress. The spin is that we will be blamed for not letting the executives do their jobs, so we can be blamed if something goes wrong. You’ll hear words like witch hunts and fishing expeditions. It’s all nonsense.
Here’s how to respond: Congressional oversight helps run the government cleanly. Democratic Senator Harry Truman led the investigations into war profiteering during World War II, during a Democratic administration. General George Marshall told Truman that his committee was worth two army divisions. The Democrats rewarded Truman by putting him on the national ticket. Could you imagine the GOP doing that? Also use statistics like the GOP help 100 hours of hearing on Clinton’s Christmas card list, but only 12 hours on Abu Grahib.
When you hear witch hunt, say "IT’S ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY!" Congress is the board of trutees for the government, and government is a public trust for the public interest.

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