Wow

Via The Hill

Arlen Specter defending Pelosi?

"The CIA has a very bad record when it comes to -- I was about to say candid, that's too mild -- to honesty."

TPM Muckracker has more...

"Director Panetta says the agency does not make it a habit to misinform Congress. I believe that is true. It is not the policy of the Central Intelligence Agency to misinform Congress," Specter said. "But that doesn't mean that they're all giving out the information."

Because of leaks that have come from Congress, Specter said he understands the agency's hesitancy to disclose all its information.

"The current controversy involving Speaker Pelosi and the CIA is very unfortunate in my opinion because it politicizes the issue and it takes away attention from ... how does the Congress get accurate information from the CIA?" Specter said. "For political gain, people are making headlines."

OK, you can chair the Senate Special Committee on Aging.