Dem. Cong. Insiders Say Pelosi Stumbled On Waterboarding
In the latest National Journal Congressional Insiders Poll, 71% (24) of the 34 House and Senate Dems surveyed said that Speaker Nancy Pelosi "hurt herself a little" in how she's handled the CIA waterboarding controversy. She said the intelligence agency had misled her when its representatives briefed her in 2002 on the use of harsh interrogation techniques on terrorist detainees. After Pelosi's charge, CIA director Leon Panetta said that the CIA briefers had not misled her. Only 12% (four) of the Insiders said she "hurt herself a lot." At the same time, 12% (four) said she "helped herself a little" by taking on the issue. Another 6% (two) of the Insiders said that Pelosi had neither helped nor hurt herself in how she's handed the controversy.
Predictably, the 43 House and Senate GOPers who were surveyed in the poll had a much tougher verdict on Pelosi's handling of the waterboarding controversy: 81% (35) of the GOP Insiders felt that the Speaker had hurt herself a lot. Another 16% (seven) said she hurt herself a little and 2% (one) said she had both helped and hurt herself.
(Click through to view the entire poll and its verbatim comments.)
GOP members of Congress are eager to exploit Pelosi's stumble and have called for a bi-partisan congressional investigation. (Click here for remarks by House Min. Leader John Boehner on the issue).
Many observers of Congress say Pelosi is one of the strongest speakers in decades and being the first woman to hold that post has also elevated her profile. But as such, she's also become something of a lightening rod for her party. A new Gallup Poll released 5/21, found that a solid plurality of 47% of those surveyed disapproved of how she has handled interrogation issue. Only 31% approved. At the same time, 59% of those surveyed said that they approved of how Pres. Obama has handled the matter, and 52 percent said they approved of the CIA's handling.
One saving grace for Pelosi, the public doesn't give Republicans in Congress much higher marks than her on the issue. (For a complete look at the Gallup Poll results, click here.)
(National Journal's JIM BARNES)
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