Democrats are sharpening their investigative knives in anticipation of taking the House of Representatives back in the fall election.

“The president has had no oversight, no checks and balances, no questions asked,” said Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., who some say is likely to become majority leader if his party can retake the House. “We’ve got $9 billion we can’t find in Iraq, billions wasted in Katrina, intercepted phone calls of our citizens … and Congress has a ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy.”

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