| CQ Politics has more from yesterday's committee hearing that Peter Hoekstra -- the man who can't tweet straight -- crassly politicized as part of his campaign for governor. Accusations of a Michigan gubernatorial political play surfaced Thursday in an odd place: a House Intelligence subcommittee hearing about Congress’ feud with the executive branch over when lawmakers should receive briefings on spy activities. Republicans invited as their witness to the hearing Dave Munson, an “average citizen” from Standish, Mich., who opposes moving detainees at the Guantanamo Bay facility in Cuba to a prison in his town.
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Toward the end of the hearing, Rep. Anna G. Eshoo , a California Democrat, offered an explanation as to why Republicans were focusing on Guantanamo. “I know we’ve got some candidacy involved in this,” Eshoo said, referring to Hoekstra’s bid for Michigan governor. Interrupted Hoekstra: “You’re questioning my motives, and that is totally inappropriate.”
Inappropriate is bringing a witness for a defense-oriented issue to an intelligence meeting to complain about something other than the intended topic. Uncomfortable is getting called out for doing so.
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