Pelosi playing to the base, who have been tripping and falling over themselves in a mad rush to see who can gush over Islam the hardest.

Via Politico:

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced in a closed-door meeting Tuesday she would name the first Muslim lawmaker to the House’s Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

A senior Democratic aide said Rep. André Carson of Indiana would be named in the “coming days” to the key national security-focused panel. The California Democrat told lawmakers of the appointment during the members’ weekly caucus meeting.

Carson would be the first Muslim to serve on the committee and was the second Muslim to be elected to Congress. He already serves on the House Armed Services Committee and worked for the Department of Homeland Security’s Fusion Center — the clearing house established by the federal government to streamline data-sharing between the CIA, the FBI, the Department of Justice and the military.

The intelligence committee will likely tackle a series of high-profile international crises during the 114th Congress, including the threat of Islamic militants and Ukraine.

The announcement comes in the wake of a terrorist attack in Paris by Islamic extremists that left 12 people dead. World leaders gathered on Sunday for a 1-million person “solidarity” protest against the violence that targeted French Jews and journalists.