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03-04-2012, 09:24 AM
"The House intelligence committee used to be one of the meanest snake pits in Congress, a place where members were so busy sniping at each other they failed to provide effective oversight of the intelligence community. It was a model of what was wrong with Washington.
Amazingly enough, the committee has found its way out of the wilderness under a new chairman and ranking member, Reps. Mike Rogers and C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger. With their leadership, the House has approved intelligence authorization bills by lopsided bipartisan margins the past two fiscal years, after many years when the committee was too divided to pass such legislation."
RealClearPolitics - A Rare Example of Bipartisanship (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/03/04/a_rare_example_of_bipartisanship_113353.html)
Not only is it nice to hear that this is happening, it is refreshing to see that the media even noticed.
The writer, from the Washington Post, has been at the forefront of some controversial subjects, and the point is that this has been published and it is not negative or bias.
"Bipartisan cooperation is needed throughout Congress, but it's especially important in the oversight of intelligence. These secret bureaucracies badly need a bracing review. What they got in the past was mostly second-guessing and backbiting. What they have now is real oversight. It's a welcome change: Let's hope it spreads."
Amazingly enough, the committee has found its way out of the wilderness under a new chairman and ranking member, Reps. Mike Rogers and C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger. With their leadership, the House has approved intelligence authorization bills by lopsided bipartisan margins the past two fiscal years, after many years when the committee was too divided to pass such legislation."
RealClearPolitics - A Rare Example of Bipartisanship (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/03/04/a_rare_example_of_bipartisanship_113353.html)
Not only is it nice to hear that this is happening, it is refreshing to see that the media even noticed.
The writer, from the Washington Post, has been at the forefront of some controversial subjects, and the point is that this has been published and it is not negative or bias.
"Bipartisan cooperation is needed throughout Congress, but it's especially important in the oversight of intelligence. These secret bureaucracies badly need a bracing review. What they got in the past was mostly second-guessing and backbiting. What they have now is real oversight. It's a welcome change: Let's hope it spreads."