Weldon: Reyes Not as Crazy as MeIncoming House intelligence chief Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) found himself in hot water recently for failing to know the basics of Islamic radicalism. But he’s got other problems: WarandPiece.com blogger Laura Rozen and other reporters recently noted that Reyes attended a strange meeting with former Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA) and lying arms dealer Manucher Ghorbanifar, according to former CIA official Bill Murray.
Reyes has simply denied the claim, but Weldon is apparently outraged. And while he may be leaving Congress, he’s not one to leave an embattled friend behind. So to Newsmax.com, he fired off a defense of Reyes in his inimitable style:
“Bill Murray’s aim was to impugn the reputation of the incoming chairman of the House intelligence committee. . . . This is outrageous. And it is a blatant lie, because Reyes never met with Ghorbanifar in Paris.”
That’s right — Weldon doesn’t deny the meeting took place, nor that he attended. He’s only incensed that Murray insulted Reyes by suggesting he was also there.
Does that remind anybody else of that old Groucho Marx line, I wouldn’t belong to any club that would have me for a member?
