Tuesday, January 06, 2009,4:38 AM
A Baffling Appointment
The only thing I can figure is that Obama wanted to appease the Valerie Plame wing of the CIA:
Panetta a surprise pick to run the CIA
By Greg Miller and Christi Parsons, Los Angeles Times

In choosing Leon E. Panetta to be the next CIA director, President-elect Barack Obama appears to have concluded that a spy chief who understands politics may be better equipped to carry out the incoming administration's national security agenda than one who understands espionage.

The surprise selection of Panetta, a former California congressman and chief of staff to President Clinton, would give Obama a CIA director with loyalty to the White House and an experienced managerial hand to steer the administration away from potential intelligence scandals. [link]
So the first responsibility of a CIA director should be to steer Obama away from scandals? Ever heard of 9/11, Junior?

This is just another reason - one of many - why I fear for my country.
 
posted by Jerry Fuhrman
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