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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PartyTime who wrote (691)	2/7/2004 12:44:27 PM
From: Doug R	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

"The commission will include Senator John McCain, a Republican with a reputation for fierce independence..." yeah...right: His self-assist--- In an interview with The Associated Press, McCain said he believes the public needs an assessment that won't be clouded by partisan division. He said he is seeking a full-scale look not only at intelligence on Iraq's weapons capabilities, but also at what he called flawed estimations of Iraq, North Korea and Libya and the faulty assessments from other Western intelligence services. "I am absolutely convinced that one is necessary," McCain said, "because this is a very serious issue and we need to not only know what happened, but know what steps are necessary to prevent the United States from ever being misinformed again." desmoinesregister.com His answer to a question on Lehrer's News hour--- Is an independent investigation warranted? SEN. JOHN McCAIN: Because there's conflicting statements by different intelligence people. I can't account for every statement that's made, but *I can say that I do not, in any way, ever* believe that the president of the United States would ... or vice president would mislead the American people on an issue of such gravity.** pbs.org Doesn't sound like independence to me...and "fierce"?? fugettaboutit.