Lefty blogs are saying that GOP pressure on Nancy is some kind of ploy to avoid a “truth commission” or prosecute Bush officials, and that the whole strategy could backfire.
Obama apologist, former TPM muckracker Greg Sergent cites, heh, Fox News, to make this point:
“Fox News: Focus On Pelosi Changes Subject From Whether To Prosecute [...]

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Fade to Black?

“The Central Intelligence Agency gave House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., advanced warning before CIA Chief Leon Panetta sent a memo to employees at the spy agency that countered Pelosi’s claim that the agency lied to Congress about waterboarding.
A CIA official, but not Panetta, made the call to Pelosi.
“His office gave a heads up,” [...]

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She’ll go kicking and screaming, but she just might go.
“It may be too soon to tell if Nancy Pelosi (right) will lose her role as speaker. Also pictured: Sen. Harry Reid.
Photo: AP
A congressional leader makes a startling statement. The media jump on it, causing a firestorm. The leader first fans the flames and then tries [...]

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Telling.
“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) turned down invitations to be on several Sunday morning talk shows and is instead spending the weekend with her family.
The Speaker was invited to appear on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” ABC’s “This Week,” “Fox News Sunday” and CNN’s “State of the Union,” according to sources at the networks.
One source said [...]

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A vote of “No Confidence” by the ONE.
“CIA Director Leon Panetta challenged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s accusations that the agency lied to her, writing a memo to his agents saying she received nothing but the truth.
Panetta said that “ultimately, it is up to Congress to evaluate all the evidence and reach its own conclusions about [...]

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