I think this is correct; the rethugs are being allowed to frame this debate by her silence. She should demand a full probe, for all of us.
http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/probes-of-bush-administration/nancy-pelosis-opportunity/Nancy Pelosi’s Choice On Torture
Greg Sargent
Nancy Pelosi is facing a clear choice. She can grab on to the Republican attacks on what she knew about torture and convert them into a political opportunity by daring them to support a full probe of the torture program. Or she can hope that the GOP attacks go away, remain on defense, and risk letting Republicans succeed in defining the debate.
Dick Cheney, by calling for the release of cherry-picked info that will supposedly support his claim that torture worked, has placed Congressional Republicans in an untenable position. He’s forcing them to echo his call for the selective release of classified intel for political purposes, which makes it tougher and tougher for them to oppose a full accounting.
GOPers such as Pete Hoekstra are undaunted by the untenability of this position, and are demanding the release of info that will supposedly prove Pelosi knew about waterboarding. What of the Dem response? Democratic insiders complain to The Politico that it hasn’t been aggressive enough.
It’s true that Pelosi has been abroad for the past few days, hampering her office’s response. But the fact remains that Pelosi has not exploited the inherent contradictions in the Republican position.
The question is whether Pelosi will try to turn the tables, calling the GOP’s bluff and insisting that Republicans join her call for a full accounting or be hypocrites who only want intelligence released if it will help the GOP cause. If not, the GOP will get closer to taking control of this debate. It’s her choice.