Reply #6: I watched the major part of those

[joanski01]

hearings, and the bickering was definitely NOT over the pictures. That awful Chairman Duncan Hunter is really second only to Tom Delay. Meek was trying to get information and Duncan kept interrupting him and belittling him. Then Cong. Miller (R.FL) started in on Nancy Pelosi for saying bush* was incompetent. Then when Ellen Tauscher was asking questions, Miller kept butting in. Ellen complained that she had to get news from CNN -- then Miller butted in and said he got his news from FOX.

Then when Ellen T. began again, she said that Reps. talking when she is asking questions is beyond the pale. Then that stupid chairman Duncan Hunter butted in again and said it wasn't beyong the pale. That Ellen didn't have a sense of humor. Then Hunter repeated that Miller said "he gets his news from Fox. Fox would like that".

The most shocking thing I heard though was when a Congressman from Ohio, a Democrat whose name I forgot at the moment, asked about the upcoming crop of poppies in Afghanistan. Joint Chief of Staff Meyers said matter-of-factly that the poppy crop was already harvested. It came in early. What??? says the Dem Congressman. Who's watching? What are they doing on the ground there? Then JCS Meyers said the UK Goverment was in charge of the drug stuff.

What? says Cong. from Ohio, again. I'm from Ohio and when the corn crop is coming in early, we know about it. Why didn't they know about it? Meyers - Dunno, that's was I was told -- the crop came in early. Cong. from Ohio says this is outrageous and that there is now another year's worth of drug money to finance the terrorists. Chairman Dumbass Duncan Hunter butts in again and cuts off Dem from Ohio and says something like we will call in someone from UK and get information.

Wow, what a show this hearing was. If you get a chance to see a repeat on C-Span, please watch. Wow!!