Speaker Pelosi, please rethink Alcee Hastings as Intelligence head

[Opusnone]

He was impeached for perjury and bribery in 1989 and I think We Can Do Better!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcee_Hastings

[etherealtruth]

1. impeached AND convicted. n/t

[napi21]

2. Don't they vote on who is going to be the head of each committee?

Or is that only a Pub thing?

[Doctor_J]

3. Amen

Set the tone for "ending the culture of corruption" by not appointing a convicted felon to a committee head.

[Opusnone]

4. Mega Amens

There are plenty of good Democrats, and a few Republicans I'd appoint before Hastings.

[jefferson_dem]

5. Indeed! Would rather keep Harman at the helm than promote Hastings.

Selecting Hastings as Intel head would be one of the most foolish "first actions" by Madame Speaker i could imagine.