Infinite MonkeysWell, I can't imagine why anyone would be even slightly concerned about Bush's nominee to replace Porter Goss. I mean, who can we trust to run the country's civilian spy agency better than a four-star general whose last assignment was running the NSA's big brother warrantless wiretap program. You can bet that HE won't put up with anyone leaking the locations of secret CIA torture prisons. That should be comforting.
Interesting to note: Republican members of the Intelligence Committees in the House and Senate are "concerned" about Hayden's nomination. On the other hand, Dianne Feinstein considers him to be a "respected, competent intelligence professional." I'm sure those details are also quite soothing.
UPDATE: Hugh Hewitt agrees with Senator Feinstein, not with his Republican party-mates. What happened to Painting The Map Red?
Posted by RobbL at May 8, 2006 03:37 PMAgreed. The NSA program to monitor foreign AQ contacts with operatives in the United States is probably one of the most effective anti-terror tools we have.
Posted by: JamesPh. at May 8, 2006 06:45 PM