From: Randy 

Gary Britt wrote:
> On intelligence she is highly regarded.  She is still a politician.  She is
> not regarded as an expert on the interpretation of various laws and the
> constitution.  She is not an expert on the powers inherent to the 3 branches
> of government.
>
Highly regarded doesn't necessarily mean she has vetting to see the
intelligence, much less how it was obtained-do you know what her clearance
level is?

> Gary
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> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:43c72851$1{at}w3.nls.net...
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>>Hey it's the right ( powerline )  that are supposedly quoting Harmon on
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> the
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>>NSA spying. I just went to the source - her website. I'm just asking if
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> she
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>>is still regarded as a Democratic teller of truth by the right?
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>>http://www.house.gov/harman/press/releases/2006/0104PR_nsaprogram.html
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>>"Mark"  wrote in message
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>>>I wasn't following Harmon all that closely, I seem to recall her initial
>>>reaction was that the leak was bad and harmful. Then apparently Harry
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> Reid,
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>>>or someone, got her ear and suddenly her tune was changing. >>Harold Ford coming back from Iraq or somewhere and being interviewed via
>>>cell phone en route and making sense; by the next day he was also singing
>>>another tune -- gotta stay on the party-line, dontcha know?
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>>>"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
>>>news:43c722a7$1{at}w3.nls.net...
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>>>>"Mark"  wrote in message
>>>>news:43c71e70$1{at}w3.nls.net...
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>>>>>"Rich Gauszka" 
wrote: Nice try . Pete Hoekstra
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> and
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>>>>>co-chair Jane Harmon are pissed that Randy
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>>>>>>"Duke" Cunningham wore a wire for the FBI
in an undercover operation
>>>>>>regarding the  Jack Abramoff bribes-for-favors
scandal which covered
>>>>>>defense contractors
>>>>>
>>>>>Sheesh Rich, That story was disproved almost
immediately. 
> was
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>>>>>in "Time" magazine it must be true?>
>>>>>
>>>>Tell that to Carl Forti, communications director for the National
>>>>Republican Congressional Committee, who believed it on Jan 6th. It
>>>>doesn't mean that people didn't react to the item that was published.
>>>>
>>>>Gary mentioned quotes by 'Jane Harmon'.  She also has raised concerns
>>>>about government spying on non-profits that came to light
in December.
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> Is
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>>>>she still an honorable Dem now?
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