So, Mr. King, you want to hold another hearing, to save the Muslim community from themselves. You have the right to do this, but beyond boosting your own political creds, what else would this accomplish?

"It was terrorism, obviously, and should be called that," King said. "An American soldier who is defending our country was shot overseas by an Islamist and if that isn't terrorism, I don't know what is."

You'll get your digs in at the present administration.

However, Ellison, who will be participating in the hearings, added that it makes sense to talk to the Muslim community about how to "meet the challenge of public security" to prevent people like Anwar al-Awlaki, the American cleric who fled to Yemen, from reaching his tentacles into American-Muslim communities.

Well, this could be helpful, but if, almost 10 years after 9-11, we aren't doing this already, how will your committee have any different results?