Reyes to head House intelligence panel

Hey, someone who couldn't speak a word of English could do a better job than the cover-up Intel. Committees we have had, both in the House and the Senate.

Reyes to head House intelligence panel - Yahoo! News:

WASHINGTON - Silvestre Reyes was unable to speak English until he was 6 years old. Now the Texas congressman must master the lingo of the nation's spy agencies and the politics of the war in Iraq.

The son of West Texas cotton farmers, Reyes was held back in school along with other Mexican-American children because of limited English. Both Reyes' parents were born in the U.S. His father was a successful farmer and both parents were avid readers who instilled a love for reading in him.

'I always look back and am amused,' Reyes said, recalling his school days. 'I was tagged as (one day) being a chicken farmer (and) a high school counselor said I was good with my hands and could be a welder.'

Instead, he became a combat soldier, a Border Patrol agent and chief and then was elected to Congress. This week, he added one more achievement: chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.