“Pete Hoekstra has access to all sorts of classified information because he is the ranking Republican on the Intelligence Committee. When Republicans were the majority, he was Chair of Intelligence. “And people, including me, on this show, frankly clamor for there to be more oversight in Congress of what the intelligence agencies are doing, when people worry that by withholding details of what they’re doing from Congress, the intelligence agencies are forming, in effect, a secret US government that does want it wants with a huge budget and no accountability. And frankly, that’s scary for democracy, and therefore the Congress ought to be told what the intelligence agencies are doing. “Do you want to see exhibit A of why that doesn’t happen, why anyone defending the intelligence agencies’ inclination to not tell things to Congress has a pretty good case to make about the grandstanding, reckless and humiliatingly dumb behavior of some of the people to whom they’re supposed to be disclosing things? “Congressman Pete Hoekstra is exhibit A.” — Rachel Maddow on ‘The Rachel Maddow Show,’ Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 Searching for intelligence daily at www.michaelmoore.com