A couple interesting things out of the Prospect discussion with Nancy Pelosi are worth mentioning. First, she seems to be pretty excited about the possibility of using the subpoena power of a House majority to launch investigations of the Bush Administration.
And one of the great triumphs of our victory in
November will be the power of the subpoena. This is a Congress that is
not only a rubberstamp for the President, but has abdicated its
responsibility, derelict in its responsibility for oversight.
[inaudible] The power to investigate, the power to subpoena will show
the American people how far they were willing to go for their own
agenda at the expense of the lives of our kids, the limbs of our kids,
a trillion-dollar war, the cost to our reputation around the world.
[inaudible] Very calmly, very calmly, when we win, we will assume the
duties of the legislative branch, the first branch of government. We
will have a system of checks and balances that is called for in our
Constitution and abandoned by this Congress.
