First, and probably most important – the rules for this committee are different than for most others. For example: there is no “seniority”. This is tied to another fact – this is one of the few committees for which there are term limits.

Harman was facing something significantly more important than her relationship with Pelosi – the fact that she’d reached the term limits. To be chair she’d have needed Pelosi to spend capital to get a waiver from the house so she could remain on the committee in the first place. Given one of the pervasive memes of the Democratic platform this year was that rules are to be followed, this was quite a hurdle.

re Hastings – yes, he was a strong contender. But much of his case was only strong on the surface. Setting aside the issue of his ethical history, the weight of the CBC wasn’t really that strong. See, the CBC has more chairs (proportionally) than any other caucus. And they got (unexpectedly) their man in as whip. The CBC support of Hastings for this chair was similar to the support given Jefferson last year – grudging and pro forma.

On the other hand, there’s a caucus that until this had zero chairs. Yet it’s becoming one of the strong ones – not only with memberships, but with national support. That’s the hispanic caucus – of which Reyes is a member.

Sorry, folks, but Bishop was a long shot. So it’s neither a loss for Georgia nor a mark against Pelosi.

Come on. You’re not longer BloggingForMax, it is ok to admit when you are wrong.

“Bishop was on the Intelligence Committee for a few terms prior to the 109th, when he left to fill a vacancy on the Appropriations Committee.”

The operative word being WAS.

“Bishop has four years of seniority on Reyes and has logged more hours on intelligence than Reyes. So the two were basically given equal consideration in the decision.”

Logged more hours? Hasn’t Reyes served longer on the Intelligence Committee than Bishop?

“It is not at all uncommon for leadership t0 chair an old member of the committee, especially, if like Bishop, they have a great deal of experience.”

Great deal more experience? Bishop has only been a Congressman a years more than Reyes and Reyes has served longer on the Intelligence Committee than Bishop did. Great deal more experience?

“This is also the last time I will comment on this because Mojo, for some reason, feels the need to insinuate petty grievances based on non-empirical observations that posit some sort of conspiracy-laden hidden agenda in my post.”

Damn, I guess I need to take back that thesaurus I bought you for Festivus.

Bishop has four years of seniority on Reyes and has logged more hours on intelligence than Reyes. So the two were basically given equal consideration in the decision.

It is not at all uncommon for leadership t0 chair an old member of the committee, especially, if like Bishop, they have a great deal of experience.

This is also the last time I will comment on this because Mojo, for some reason, feels the need to insinuate petty grievances based on non-empirical observations that posit some sort of conspiracy-laden hidden agenda in my post.

In other words, Mojo’s just looking for stuff that isn’t there.

Bishop was NOT on the intelligence committee, and Reyes was the next in rank behind Harman and Hastings. You have to excuse Adam, he attempting to create a story and facts and common sense just get in the way.

I know the Speaker can choose any member to head any committee, but if they aren’t actually a member of the committee in question, she probably won’t tick off those now majority members who do swerve. Petty politics prevents Harman’s nomination and Hastings is a crook. So, it would logically follow that another sitting Dem from the committee would get the nod. Right?

also what is the methodology for this poll?

Why do you have to be such a “hater?”

I think you and Will Hinton need to get together and have a grandiose “GET OVER YOURSELVES” party.

I noticed that you conveinently left out the fact that Reyes was third in rank or that Bishop wasn’t on the Committee or that there is no evidence that Pelosi was even considering him for the position.

You seem like the rest of the “mainstream” media, attempting to create controversy where none exists.

By going with Reyes, she thus chose to”pass” on the Bishop option.

Quit trying to pick a fight with everyone Mojo.