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U.S. Rep. Hoekstra: Congress Knew About the Interrogations
Apr 23, 2009
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Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair got it right last week when he noted how easy it is to condemn the enhanced interrogation program "on a bright sunny day in April 2009." Reactions to this former CIA program, which was used against senior al Qaeda suspects in 2002 and 2003, are demonst...
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Political Correctness Won't Power America
Apr 8, 2009
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The spin doctors, talking heads and special interest groups have surrounded energy policy and prices with a rhetorical fog that obscures the real issue: Michigan and the nation need an "all of the above" balanced energy policy that is based upon common sense.
I hoped that we, as a nation, learne...
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GITMO International
Mar 19, 2009
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by Rep. Peter Hoekstra
As White House efforts to manage the financial bailout seemingly spin out-of-control, another crisis of major proportions is brewing behind the scenes. In a surprise move announced last week, the Obama administration revealed that it is seriously considering releasing terr...
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Managers, Workers Can Make Headway In Go-Slow Approach
Mar 11, 2009
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By Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.)
America’s workers, unions and employers need to respond to global challenges on a daily basis if they are to remain competitive. America can remain the most productive country in the world and provide its workers with jobs and good pay if everyone can effectively ...
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5 Gitmo Showstoppers
Feb 20, 2009
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There is a disturbing similarity between President Obama’s cabinet nominees who "forgot" to pay their Federal income taxes and the President’s Executive Order to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in one year: they are all decisions made hastily and without proper vetting and forethought.
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A bipartisan approach to security
Jan 26, 2009
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Congratulations, President Obama. Your election as America’s first African-American president is a historic milestone for our nation. I wish you a successful presidency, especially in confronting your two most important tasks: protecting our nation from harm and addressing the economic downturn.
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Our Broken CIA and the Death of Innocents
Jan 13, 2009
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On April 20, 2001, one of the worst tragedies in the CIA’s history occurred when an infant baby girl — seven-month old Charity Bowers — and her mother, Roni, were killed when a bullet passed through Roni’s body and lodged in Charity’s skull. The projectile was fired by the Peruvian air force, which ...
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GOP loses by failing to acknowledge mistakes
Nov 14, 2008
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Hopefully, Nov. 4 marks the rebirth of the Republican Party. The GOP's overwhelming defeat is the result of Republicans being unwilling to admit to its mistakes and unable to articulate a compelling vision for the future.
Recent polling indicates that America is still a center-right country. Amer...
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The 21st Century Boston Tea Party
Aug 18, 2008
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The Washington Times
By Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) and Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ)
August 18, 2008
Republicans in Congress are staging a historic 21st-century Boston Tea Party on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
On Aug. 1, Speaker Nancy Pelosi - without addressing gas prices t...
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The Limits of Intelligence
Dec 10, 2007
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On one of our several trips together to Iraq, a senior intelligence official told us how she wrote her assessments -- on one page, with three sections: what we know, what we don't know, and what we think it means. Sound simple? Actually, it's very hard. The limitations of the intelligence community ...
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