CIA admits improperly hacking Senate computers

CIA Director John Brennan admitted that the agency did hack into the computers of Sen. Dianne Feinstein and other Senate staffers — an allegation he had denied in March.

In a search for Bush-era interrogation practices, computers were hacked in “a manner inconsistent with the common understanding” between the Senate and the agency, Mr. Brennan has concluded, agency spokesman Dean Boyd said Thursday, National Journal reported.

Mr. Brennan apologized to both Mrs. Feinstein, who heads the Senate Intelligence Committee, and the panel’s top Republican, Sen. Saxby Chambliss, for the actions of his officers, the Journal reported. The CIA’s reversal comes after a briefing on the inspector general’s findings.

The findings of the internal investigation have now been submitted to an accountability board led by retired Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh, the Journal reported.

Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), released a statement on the revelations Wednesday, saying “What’s needed now is a public apology from Director Brennan to staff and the committee, a full accounting of how this occurred and a commitment there will be no further attempts to undermine Congressional oversight of CIA activities.”

Bah Bah Black Sheep, THREE bags full

Just three United States Senate seats stand between Senator Harry Reid and another two years of full control of the United States Senate. 

That’s why with only days until Election Day, Harry Reid is in full attack mode -- attacking Tea Party backed conservative candidates in the most important Senate races across the county.  

OHIO

Josh Mandel: A US combat marine, Mandel is within striking distance in Ohio against Obama/Reid rubber-stamped Sherrod Brown. Brown votes with the Obama/Reid 95% of the time. Reid is investing millions attacking this young Marine.

ARIZONA

Jeff Flake: One of the most fiscally conservative members of Congress, Jeff Flake is a true conservative reformer who championed the current ban on earmarks. His opponent, Dr. Richard Carmona was cherry-picked by the Obama Administration and has access to millions of Democrat Super PAC dollars. Carmona would serve as yet another rubber-stamp vote for Harry Reid and the Obama White House. 

VIRGINIA

George Allen: Allen is in a dead heat with the former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. What makes matters worse are the public employee unions – SEIU and AFSCME – dumping tens of thousands of dollars of union money into Virginia to buy this election. If Harry Reid and Barack Obama win Virginia – Democrats are likely to win both the presidency AND Harry Reid will keep control of the Senate.

Excuse the  product endorsement, it seemed appropriate talking about politics .......

Josh Mandel

"Josh Mandel, you can't trust him."

A statement used by his opponent in the Ohio race for the United States Senate.

I wonder how they came up with that? Is it just because he is a "politician?" Could that be said about any politician? Show me one that you can trust.

"Josh Mandel, he married a woman."

Another $17 trillion surprise found in Obamacare

By Neil Munro
    Senate Republican staffers continue to look though the 2010 Obamacare law to see what’s in it, and their latest discovery is a massive $17 trillion funding gap.
    “The more we learn about the bill, the more we learn it is even more unaffordable than was suspected,” said Ala. Sen. Jeff Sessions, the Republican’s budget chief in the Senate.
    “The bill has to be removed from the books because we don’t have the money,” he said.
    The hidden shortfall between new Obamacare spending and new Obamacare taxes was revealed just after Supreme Court judges grilled the law’s supporters about its compliance with the constitution’s limits on government activity. If the judges don’t strike down the law, Obamacare will force taxpayers find another $17 trillion to pay for Obamacare’s spending.
    The $17 trillion in extra promises was revealed by an analysis of the law’s long-term requirements. The additional obligations, when combined with existing Medicare and Medicaid funding shortfalls, leaves taxpayers on the hook for an extra $82 trillion over the next 75 years.
    The federal government already owes $15 trillion in debt, including $5 trillion in funds borrowed during Obama’s term.

What Next?

From: Rob Jessmer

This week, Democrats showed the lengths they are willing to go to in order to pass their big government, big spending agenda. The Democrat-controlled Massachusetts legislature, pressured by the Obama White House, passed a measure allowing the Democrat Governor to appoint a Senator rather than wait for the people to elect a Senator for a vacant seat - which was the existing law.

The Democrats' power play in Massachusetts has nothing to do with principle, and everything to do with politics. With their unpopular government-run health care bill on the brink of failure, Democrats in Washington desperately need another vote in the U.S. Senate, and it is clear that this Administration will stop at nothing to ram it through the Congress.