You have three weeks to get up to speed Silvestre - Rep. Silvestre Reyes of Texas, incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi's choice to head the House Intelligence Committee pooched a quiz that most of you could have passed. In an interview with Congressional Quarterly, Reyes flunked a test on some extremely basic questions about al Qaeda and Hezbollah (the two terrorist organizations we have focused on since 9/11).When asked by National Security Editor Jeff Stein whether al Qaeda is one or the other of the two major branches of Islam -- Sunni or Shiite -- Reyes answered "they are probably both," then ventured "Predominantly -- probably Shiite." al Qaeda was actually founded by Osama bin Laden. They consider the Shia infidels. Reyes could also not cogently answer Stein's question on Hezbollah, the Shiite splinter group in Lebanon. He didn't quite know who they were. Read the story on CNN. In a followup on CNN: "Rep. Silvestre Reyes, the Texas Democrat tapped to head the House Intelligence Committee, said Monday that despite failing to answer basic questions about al Qaeda's makeup, he is aware of the threat the terrorist group poses."
The Necktie Transfer - Saddam's death sentence may be under appeal, but hundreds of Iraqis are volunteering to be the person who springs the trap door at his upcoming execution. Click here to read The New York Times story.
The President's Polling Numbers Continue their Descent Into The 'Loo - President Bush's job ratings continue their plunge into the basement. According to Pollingreport.com, the President's latest numbers are grim:
Source-date-% approval-%disapproval:
CBS 12/8-10/06 31 63
USA Today/Gallup 12/8-10/06 38 59
Newsweek 12/6-7/06 32 60
CNN 12/5-7/06 37 57
FOX/Opinion Dynamics 12/5-6/06 38 54
AP-Ipsos 12/4-6/06 33 64
WNBC/Marist RV 11/27 - 12/3/06 37 56
CNN 11/17-19/06 38 59
Quinnipiac RV 11/13-19/06 35 58
AP-Ipsos 11/13-15/06 36 62
CBS 11/12-13/06 34 61
Pew 11/9-12/06 32 58
USA Today/Gallup 11/9-12/06 33 62
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