Along with numerous sources listed by Maddow, her opening statement sums up the dilemma nicely, "... a story that is moving faster than even its own politics." Spot on! The Congress has, indeed, gone off in a tangential, yet consuming, direction.
The he said/she said spat between Nancy Pelosi and the CIA has been enthusiastically jumped upon by the GOP. House Minority Leader, John Boehner, and Senator, Kit Bond, have led the charge against Speaker Pelosi. Their complaints have centered on Pelosi's public statements that the CIA "misled" Congress about the use of waterboarding. “That’s really unfortunate to trash our intelligence community as she’s done.” Bond (R - MO) said last Friday.
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Along with numerous sources listed by Maddow, her opening statement sums up the dilemma nicely, "... a story that is moving faster than even its own politics." Spot on! The Congress has, indeed, gone off in a tangential, yet consuming, direction.
The he said/she said spat between Nancy Pelosi and the CIA has been enthusiastically jumped upon by the GOP. House Minority Leader, John Boehner, and Senator, Kit Bond, have led the charge against Speaker Pelosi. Their complaints have centered on Pelosi's public statements that the CIA "misled" Congress about the use of waterboarding. “That’s really unfortunate to trash our intelligence community as she’s done.” Bond (R - MO) said last Friday.
Boehner (R - OH) has been the most outspoken on the subject, following up Pelosi's press conference last week with one of his own. "Lying to the Congress of the United States is a crime," Boehner said. "If the speaker is accusing the CIA and other intelligence officials of lying or misleading the Congress, then she should come forward with evidence and turn that over to the Justice Department so they be prosecuted. And if that's not the case, I think she ought to apologize to our intelligence professionals around the world."
But, what are Boehner and Bond really upset about? Both seem to suggest that the CIA has never lied to Congress, and that Pelosi's insinuation that they did is somehow undercutting the morale and effectiveness of the intelligence agency. However, their suggestions are false. The CIA has lied and/or misled the Congress on numerous occasions. Besides, Pelosi, herself, has called for the release of all pertinent documents.

Further, the Republicans have treated the statements from the CIA Director, Leon Panetta, which deny any intentional misleading of Congress; however, they've done so, purposely leaving out important caveats within Panetta's public denial. Here's Maddow's discussion on the subject with The Plum Line's Greg Sargent, just last night:

What is more likely is that the Republicans are focusing on Pelosi because they feel that her call for investigations into the Bush interrogation program are hypocritical, and that the Speaker's outrage over it is contrived. After all, Pelosi is their favorite target, and feigned outrage has become a Republican art form, so their focus on her is to be expected. The media focus, however, is a separate and curious matter.
The MSM has been content to chase its tail over the Pelosi-CIA controversy. Despite the revelations about Dick Cheney's involvement in, and misuse of, torture as laid out in the first Maddow clip above, Media Matters reported today five major newspapers have neglected to ...

What is more likely is that the Republicans are focusing on Pelosi because they feel that her call for investigations into the Bush interrogation program are hypocritical, and that the Speaker's outrage over it is contrived. After all, Pelosi is their favorite target, and feigned outrage has become a Republican art form, so their focus on her is to be expected. The media focus, however, is a separate and curious matter.
The MSM has been content to chase its tail over the Pelosi-CIA controversy. Despite the revelations about Dick Cheney's involvement in, and misuse of, torture as laid out in the first Maddow clip above, Media Matters reported today five major newspapers have neglected to mention them:
The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today -- has reported on a May 13 Daily Beast article reporting that Vice President Dick Cheney's office "suggested waterboarding an Iraqi prisoner, a former intelligence official for Saddam Hussein, who was suspected to have knowledge of a Saddam-al Qaeda connection."
Why does the media seem preoccupied with Pelosi, a peripheral element within the torture debate, while evidence upon evidence piles up against Dick Cheney, a figure far closer to, if not the center of the matter? The MSM, without directly saying it, have twisted the torture stories through their coverage, imparting to their viewers the potential hypocrisy of Nancy Pelosi is somehow on a par with the blatantly criminal behavior of the former Vice President.
As for the Republicans, I'm tempted to think that they're walking directly into a trap, albeit a poorly executed one on Pelosi's part. Think about it. Before the Pelosi matter came to the fore, how many Republicans were willing to declare their desire to get to the bottom of the torture issue? With their sights set on Pelosi, I think the Republicans are in for a rude awakening down the road, as Matthew Yglesias expressed at The Daily Beast yesterda

Q:"Why does the media seem preoccupied with Pelosi..."

Most of the mainstream media is a corrupt and corrosive force in our society, it distorts the news, it prints slander and lies, it thrives on conflict & blood, it's prejudiced and controlled by big corporations, money-interests, pro-Israeli fevor and a slave to any press release the Pentagon or CIA hands them...most often misleading info, unconfirmed gossip or slander

Were you thinking otherwise?

I guess next we'll be debating whether is okay to beat POW to death in the cells. (...'maybe okay if it saves the life of one American?).

When people are in jail and denied even a public appearance, not to mention lawyers, trials, or even a...

Q:"Why does the media seem preoccupied with Pelosi..."

Most of the mainstream media is a corrupt and corrosive force in our society, it distorts the news, it prints slander and lies, it thrives on conflict & blood, it's prejudiced and controlled by big corporations, money-interests, pro-Israeli fevor and a slave to any press release the Pentagon or CIA hands them...most often misleading info, unconfirmed gossip or slander

Were you thinking otherwise?

I guess next we'll be debating whether is okay to beat POW to death in the cells. (...'maybe okay if it saves the life of one American?).

When people are in jail and denied even a public appearance, not to mention lawyers, trials, or even any charges or evidence needed, well...you can say anything you want about how bad they are....one of those Gitmo guys, 4example, killed his own mother.

The CIA has "Already Been Probed For Misleading Congress," btw, See:
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/05/lawmaker_cia_already_being_probed_for_misleading_c.php?ref=fpa

In this most recent case the CIA inspector general himself, has already issued a report, portions of which were released last fall, which concluded that the agency had withheld crucial information from Congress and DOJ investigators.

This most recent case has been dragged out for 8 years. It seems, as we all sort of know, the CIA is hiring folks to fly around Central and South America and shoot down planes they think are smuggling drugs.

This covert military aggression throughout Central and South America is for the God Bless America Reason of the Drug Wars.

In this case one of the hired mercenaries shot down a family of USA missionaries.

Tsk. Tsk. Of course it's rumored some of these missionaries had killed their mother, and were a threat to our national security.

I mean...you do know, too, the Gulf of Tonkin was a lie....that was sort of misleading, wasn't it? Not to mention the covert military actions going on around the same time.