This is the first and most likely the last thing I agree with her on.
Well, every now and then Feinstein will lapse into coherency and morph into Scoop Jackson mode. This is one of those times. She apparently believes deep down that the administration is way in over its head and needs some sanity in a key position such as Intelligence. I have some grain of respect for Feinstein because she's an old-line leftist and not the moonbatty leftist that Boxer is.
Someone needs to check the temperature in Hades. For me to find something I agree with Feinstein on, it must have frozen over.
But, I do have to agree with her on “. . . the agency is best served by having an intelligence professional in charge at this time.”
Now, what action will she and the rest of the Socialist Demokratik Politburo take about it?
I’m not holding my breath. They are better at grandstanding than taking action.
This is the first and most likely the last thing I agree with her on.
Notice she doesn't mention anything about what might be good for America.
Considering the flack the Dems tossed at Bush for the supposed shortcomings of his intelligence team, she cannot, as a matter of politics, acquiesce to somebody who is so patently unqualified for the post. The R's -- even those of the current crop -- would bash the D's to death with it.
That said, Obama's choice of Panetta for CIA apparently makes absolutely no sense -- Panetta's background is primarily civil rights and budget-related, with a smattering of environmental causes. About the only thing I can think of is that Obama wants Panetta to address the CIA's alleged civil rights abuses.
Other than that, the only other excuse I can imagine is that Panetta is a sacrificial rabbit whose withdrawal will be used to usher in Obama's real choice for the position.