General Hayden to Replace Porter Goss as CIA chief

CNN ^

[lawnguy]

Hey, can you put the General side by side with Karl Rove? I think they also may be at least distant cousins :)

[ASA Vet]

Appointments like this make me wish I weren't too old to do a few more years.

[Toddsterpatriot]

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

I hope he kicks ass and takes names. The CIA is an anti-American cesspool that needs to be fumigated with lethal quantities of rodenticide.

[gov_bean_ counter]

I remain of the opinion that these leak investigations are about to touch members of Congress and other politically active individuals. It is imperative that the CIA be seen as being run by an apolitical manager.

In addition, in Hayden you are talking about a career analyst. IMO, the problem with the CIA hasn't been the data gathering, it is what happened when the data hit people like Mary McCarthy. The documents being translated by folks like Jveritas are beginning to validate the raw data and assessments made by Bush's team. It is disturbing that career analysts did not think the web of relationships constituted actionable intel. Problem methodology or people? I think that question will be asked early and often. If you think there was weeping, moaning and gnashing of teeth with Goss, you ain't seen nothing yet.

[BulletBobCo]

Outstanding choice.

[Toddsterpatriot]

[Pukin Dog]

To anyone who does not know this dude:

SLAM DUNK, OUT OF THE PARK, TOUCHDOWN, BABY!!

When the confirmation hearings come up, get your best chair, pop some popcorn, strap yourselves in and get ready for the ride.

This guy takes no crap from anyone, and he will hand the Democrats their asses back on a plate.

Whatever you think about Bush right now, the man knows how to kick some Democrat ass.

[justshutupandtakeit]

America never had as great a political thinker and statesman as Alexander Hamilton and his services to the Nation have been continuously downplayed and distorted by a pack of lying Leftist limosine liberals who vaunt his duplicitous shortsighted opponent, Thomas Jefferson.

He is among the three greatest Americans with Washington and Lincoln.

[justshutupandtakeit]

He will avoid water.

[Purrcival]

Oh, the DUmmies have already started in:

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[Doofer]

He did do well under the Clintons!!!!!

Promoted 3 times.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

I can't wait to hear what Hitlery and Schumer have to say.

[Mr Cobol]

Bookmark.

[arasina]

Good analysis. I'm bookmarking your post with this reply and hoping you are rrrrrrright on about:

If you think there was weeping, moaning and gnashing of teeth with Goss, you ain't seen nothing yet.

[The Bronze Titan]

Best one yet!

[Pukin Dog]

I suspect Hillary will say little. This General knows a little something about just what is an aspirin factory and what isn't an aspirin factory.

[Peach]

I certainly hope you're right (about the gnashing of teeth).

And I hope that Rockefeller is snared in a net of some kind.

[scrabblehack]

So if Goss couldn't clean out the stables, do you really think Hayden can??

[BigSkyFreeper]

CNN jumping the gun again?