The DC Blame Game rolls on

CNN.com - Senator: Hearings to expose 'big failures' - June 3, 2002

U.S. lawmakers are poised to open hearings Tuesday looking into apparent intelligence lapses that have come to light since the devastating September 11 terrorist attacks.

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, the ranking Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, predicted Monday that the hearings will highlight more "big failures of intelligence."

"I know the director over there is in denial, but I believe he's totally wrong, and facts will be brought out to prove that," Shelby said on ABC, referring to CIA Director George Tenet.

For crying out loud, I understand that you have to review the past in order to know where you're going, but this is getting fucking ridiculous. How many committees, reviews, peek-a-boos, look-backs, investigations, snoopings, peerings, leerings, laughing-cause-it-ain't-me stares are we going to go through?

(Obvious answer: Lots. We still do 'em for Pearl Harbor, and oh my, how productive they've been.)