From the "it's not safe to put democrats in power" file ...

Project Vote Smart's bio of Representative Alcee L. Hastings (D FL) has this listing: Professional Experience: Attorney, 1963-1979, 1990-1992 Judge, United States District Court Judge, Southern District of Florida, 1979-1989. It appears that PVS felt this line was an insignificant footnote: In 1989, Hastings was impeached by the United States House of Representatives for corruption and perjury, and subsequently became only the sixth Judge in U.S. history to be removed from office by the United States Senate (see table, Impeachment in the United States). I bring this up because Jane Harman, the ranking member on the House Select Committee on Intelligence is about to be replaced by Hastings.  Why?  Because Nancy Pelosi owes a political debt to the Congressional Black Caucus, and they want Hastings to have the job.  Now Harman, as far as I can tell, is no worse on defense issues than any democrat, which is to say untrustworthy, but compared to Hastings she's a jewel.  How Hastings could even be elected to congress with his past is another troubling issue, but his placement on a committee as sensitive as House Intelligence is raw stupidity on the part of the democrat leadership. You are entirely  capable of  computing the various permutations involved, especially should democrats ever recapture the House ... .