NANCY, GET A LAWYER - AT 9:11 A.M. ET:  The speaker of the House has told so many different stories about when she knew about enhanced interrogation techniques and what, if anything, she did about the information that we routinely wait for Pelosi V - The Next Sequel.  Susan Sarandon and Jane Fonda are vying for the role.

Now Nancy comes up with still one more whopper.  From The Politico:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi learned in early 2003 that the Bush administration was waterboarding terror detainees but didn’t protest directly out of respect for “appropriate” legislative channels, a person familiar with the situation said Monday.

Oh come on.  If any reader believes that, he or she should stop reading this website immediately and seek help.  I mean, when has Nancy Pelosi ever respected "appropriate" legislative channels?  And what precisely are those channels?  It goes on:

The Pelosi camp’s version of events is intended to answer two key questions posed by her critics: When, precisely, did she first learn about waterboarding? And why didn’t she do more to stop it?

Pelosi has disputed a CIA document, released last week, that shows she was briefed in September 2002 on the “particular” interrogation techniques the United States had used on Al Qaeda leader Abu Zubaydah. Pelosi has said she was told then only that the Bush administration was considering using certain techniques in the future — and that it had the legal authority to do so.

COMMENT:  And the beat goes on.  Bottom line, she knew about it, didn't protest, and now has joined the ranks of the self-righteous, seeking to appease the rabid leftists in her party who want Bush people prosecuted for condoning the rough techniques. 

If more comes out about other Dems who knew what was going on, the Dem enthusiasm for this issue will fade away.

May 12, 2009