Harman Allegations Put Libs in a Pickle

Hmmm...we have a senior Democrat on tape agreeing to a quid pro quo with the American-Israeli Political Action Committee and I'm sure the donks have no idea how to feel:

Rep. Jane Harman , the California Democrat with a longtime involvement in intelligence issues, was overheard on an NSA wiretap telling a suspected Israeli agent that she would lobby the Justice Department reduce espionage-related charges against two officials of the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee, the most powerful pro-Israel organization in Washington.

Harman was recorded saying she would "waddle into" the AIPAC case "if you think it'll make a difference," according to two former senior national security officials familiar with the NSA transcript.

...In exchange for Harman's help, the sources said, the suspected Israeli agent pledged to help lobby Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif., then-House minority leader, to appoint Harman chair of the Intelligence Committee after the 2006 elections, which the Democrats were heavily favored to win.

Seemingly wary of what she had just agreed to, according to an official who read the NSA transcript, Harman hung up after saying, "This conversation doesn't exist."

Harman declined to discuss the wiretap allegations, instead issuing an angry denial through a spokesman.

"These claims are an outrageous and recycled canard, and have no basis in fact," Harman said in a prepared statement. "I never engaged in any such activity. Those who are peddling these false accusations should be ashamed of themselves."

Liberals love Democrats and hate Israel so one has to wonder how they'll deal with this. My guess is they hate Israel more than they like Harman so I say they'll throw Harman under the bus and go hard after Israel. Of course, Think "Regress" went after the only Republican and one with the least skin in the game.

Add to it that AG Gonzalez interceded on Harman's behalf to protect the domestic wiretapping of terror suspects and the fact that Harman was caught in a wire tap and you have an oleo of politics and influence run rampant.

Reports say the man Harman was talking to is a prominent Dem fundraiser and suspected Israeli agent but that part is unclear.

Now I'm no fan of any nation spying on America but Israel, just like Britain, France and every other one of our allies are doing what intel agencies do, trying to procure info and Israel more than any country needs to know our intentions since we don't exactly state them overtly.