Testifying last Thursday, at a House sub-committee meeting on terrorism, Vice President Dick Cheney's Chief of Staff, David Addington, elicited a nasty and inappropriate reply from our own Congressman, Bill Delahunt. When the discussion moved into specific interrogation techniques authorized for use, Addington pointed out that he was unable to go into detail as the hearing was being televised on C-SPAN thereby providing Al Qaeda with inside information.
Delahunt responded: "Right, well, I'm sure they are watching, and I'm glad they finally have a chance to see you Mr. Addington."
Delahunt's staff tried to quickly put a positive spin on these remarks, but the ketchup was already out of the bottle. If you have any doubts, click Here for the report from Fox News. This site also includes a link to a video of the actual exchange.
I suppose we should be glad that, at least Delahunt isn't still in Venezuela with his buddy Hugo Chavez, but you have to wonder just what was he thinking here? If being "glad" that a government official is being spotlighted by Al Qaeda, is his idea of humor, old Bill needs a refresher course at the Henny Youngman Institute.
Like so many political jokes here in the bluest of blue states, however, the real punch line is sobering. With the fall elections approaching, it looks like Delahunt will be running for re-election unopposed.
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