Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D., W.Va.) on Democratic memo announcing plans to play politics on Senate intelligence committee, on MSNBC: "The memo is not a memo.(for the record)(Brief Article)

* Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D., W.Va.) on Democratic memo announcing plans to play politics on Senate intelligence committee, on MSNBC: "The memo is not a memo. The memo is just an option thing which staff prepared for me." ... Sen. Kit Bond (R., Mo.) on Rockefeller's "option thing," on CNN: "Nobody's been fired for putting forward this blatant political effort. And this undermines the ability to do our job on a bipartisan basis to make sure we get the best intelligence available." ... Sen. Zell Miller (D., Ga.) on same, on Fox News: "I think heads should roll. We're in war. You don't aid and abet the enemy. You don't inhibit or compromise intelligence at a time like this." ... Al Gore on ...