9/11 Commissioners slips up, says missile hit Pentagon (Tim Roemer)

9/11 Commissioners slips up, says missile hit Pentagon Youtube (Tim Roemer

Tim Roemer who said missile hit Pentagon in RIGHT WING thinktank???
Story Updated. Roemer on board of Right Wing think tank
by kos
Roemer on board of Right Wing think tank Fri Jan 07, 2005 at 09:45:31 AM PDT
Tim Roemer, who is Reid and Pelosi's latest choice for DNC chair, looks worse and worse by the day. See The Forest has the latest dirt:
Tim Roemer is a distinguished scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and president of the Center for National Policy.
What is the Mercatus Center? Dave Johnson explains in great detail, but in short, it's part of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy, a Scaife funded right-wing think tank. But it gets worse.
One of the ways the Right "educates" public officials, opinion leaders,etc., is to send them to expensive "retreats" at exclusive resorts, nice hotels, etc. where they are wined and dined and treated to first-class amenities [...] Following is the text of an e-mail Roemer recently sent out to Congressional Chiefs of Staff, inviting them to a retreat:
Subject: 2005 Chief of Staff Retreat
Dear Fellow Democrats,

I would like to encourage you to join me in Philadelphia on February 4th and 5th, 2005 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel for the 2005 Chief of Staff Retreat. This Retreat is probably the best opportunity of the year for gathering with other senior-level
congressional staff both from our party but also with our colleagues across the aisle.

The Retreat is hosted by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. I have been affiliated with this organization for the past two years in an effort to promote sound economic thinking that leads to a more prosperous and fiscally responsible America. The Mercatus Center is a non-profit and non-partisan group that seeks to educate congressional staff about markets, global prosperity for the poor and economics as they relate to the issues you are working on in your congressional or committee office.

This year's program is highly relevant to the issues facing the 109th Congress. We will discuss topics ranging from drug reimportation to Social Security, tax and pension reform, to understanding learning disparities between black and white children. I will be there to discuss national security and intelligence reforms. While we have made important progress in modernizing our intelligence system, there are several important issues confronting congress.

At a time of partisan divide, this is an opportunity to share thoughts and ideas. Any time that you can get away from the Hill to view issues from different angles, you should do it. I look forward to seeing you there.

If you are interested in learning more, or registering, please click here.

Best regards,

Tim Roemer

This isn't an ideological issue between "conservative" Democrats and "liberal" Democrats. This is about a candidate for the DNC chairmanship, on the board of a Scaife-funded right wing think thank, urging Democrats to attend a "retreat" hosted by said right wing think tank.
Can we please strike this guy from the list?

For the record, I think Pelosi and Reid signed on to Roemer's bid without properly vetting the candidate, based entirely on his excellent 9/11 Panel performance. They should evaluate in light of recent revelations.

More on Tim Roemer
Roemer a VRWC mole
by kos
Share this on Twitter - Roemer a VRWC mole Sat Jan 22, 2005 at 08:37:05 AM PDT
As previously disclosed, DNC candidate Tim Roemer of Indiana is affiliated with the Mercatus Center, a Scaife/Olin/Koch/Walton-funded right-wing think tank.
As part of his duties at Mercatus, Roemer has invited every Democratic chief of staff to a retreat sponsored by this right wing organization. Chris Bowers looks at the agenda (PDF), and there's plenty not to like. There's this session:

Social Security Reform I: The Coming Fiscal Crisis
Texas A&M economist Russel Roberts, a vocal supporter of social security privatization, will give a presentation opposing drug reimportation from Canada. And so on.
Roemer's star has fallen in the DNC race, and hopefully it stays fallen. It's simply amazing to think that a member of the VRWC could be getting serious consideration for the leadership of the Democratic Party. It's evidence of 1) how we have fallen as a party, and 2) how insidious and far-reaching the VRWC truly is.

Charlie Rose on Timothy Roemer
Tim J. Roemer is the American president of the Center for National Policy (CNP) and a distinguished scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Prior to joining CNP, Roemer was a partner at Johnston and Associates. A Democratic politician, Roemer served from 1991-2003 as a U.S. Representative from the Third District of Indiana.
Roemer was a member of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, better known as the 9/11 Commission. He was the Ranking Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, one of the first members of Congress to call for a cabinet-level department to oversee national security, and an original sponsor of the legislation to create the Department of Homeland Security.
Source - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_roemer