CQ: Hastings to drop bid for Intel Chair

[Rowdyboy]

House Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi was to meet with Rep. Alcee L. Hastings late Tuesday to close the door on his bid to become chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, a congressional aide said.

But Pelosi, D-Calif., has not yet decided who will get the job, according to the aide. . . .

Pelosi met with Harman two weeks ago to discuss the House Intelligence Committee chair job. There is little to suggest Pelosi will reverse her intention to replace Harman atop the panel.

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/002048.php

There has been much speculation about whether Pelosi would choose Hastings, a Florida Democrat and an impeached federal judge. He has been making a case for the position, but he had a closed-door meeting with Pelosi on Tuesday, where he learned he would not get the post, the congressional aide said.

Hastings' office and the Congressional Black Caucus, which had endorsed him for the job, had no immediate comment.

Hastings and Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, were considered front-runners to take over the chairmanship — a potential snub to the current senior Democrat on the panel, Jane Harman of California.

Harman, whose committee leadership term expires at year's end, could be reappointed by Pelosi, D-Calif., but the two are believed to have deep personal differences.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/11/28/national/w122939S32.DTL

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[Ignacio Upton]

1. Good

Now let's get Reyes or Holt to serve.

[FogerRox]

2. I second Ignacio's motion.