Obama to name Panetta to lead CIA

bob_2 · 01-05-09 10:32 pm

Obama to name Panetta to lead CIA <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/05/panetta.cia/index.html?eref=rss_topstories" target=_top>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/05/panetta.cia /index.html?eref=rss_topstories</a> <blockquote><hr size=0><!-quote-!>quote:Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who will be the new chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said she had not been told in advance of Panetta's selection. "My position has consistently been that I believe the agency is best served by having an intelligence professional in charge at this time," the California Democrat said.<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote> With all the complaints of George W. Bush not having adequate intelligence before going into Iraq. what does Obama expect to prove with this pick????

bob_2 · 01-07-09 12:30 am

Obama Defends Panetta as CIA Pick <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123128705457859171.html" target=_top>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123128705457859171 .html</a> <blockquote><hr size=0><!-quote-!>quote:... Sen. Feinstein, who also heard from Vice President-elect Joe Biden, hasn't yet been won over. Messrs. Obama and Biden "have explained to me the reasons why they believe Leon Panetta is the best candidate for CIA director," Sen. Feinstein said Tuesday. "I look forward to speaking with Mr. Panetta about the critical issues facing the intelligence community and his plans to address them." As fellow California Democrats, Sen. Feinstein and Mr. Panetta are longtime friends, said one person familiar with their relationship. "She holds him in high regard," this person said. "It's not at all any kind of enmity." But Sen. Feinstein remains concerned about putting someone without hands-on intelligence experience at the helm of the CIA, the person added. ...<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote>

bob_2 · 01-07-09 12:34 am

Obama Seeks to Mend a Party Rift Over Panetta <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/us/politics/07cia.html" target=_top>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/us/politics/07ci a.html</a> <blockquote><hr size=0><!-quote-!>quote:... Mr. Obama and his aides were trying to mend damage done on Monday when news of Mr. Panetta’s selection leaked before it had been shared with senior senators, and some Democrats responded with surprise and skepticism because Mr. Panetta lacks much intelligence experience. ...<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote> Not such an amazing beginning, eh, Barack???

bob_2 · 01-07-09 1:02 pm

Why Feinstein broke with Obama on Panetta <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2009/01/07/MNTH154H3S.DTL" target=_top>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/ a/2009/01/07/MNTH154H3S.DTL</a> <blockquote><hr size=0><!-quote-!>quote:Democrats who dismiss such matters might recall that "Jimmy Carter came into office and ran afoul almost immediately of the Democratic Congress - and never recovered because of that," he said. "It is a warning sign to the Obama administration that despite his significant electoral victory and popular victory, he still has to contend with powers that be in the Senate." ... With the withdrawal of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as Obama's nominee for commerce secretary - in the face of a pay-to-play inquiry - and the current brouhaha over Panetta, she [Barbara O'Connor, professor of political communication at Cal State Sacramento] said, "I would be more careful. You don't want to squander all the good will from the election." <!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote> Uh-Oh, Obama running in to discord with his own people before he even gets in office, Yikes. <img src="http://www.atomorrow.net/discus/clipart/biggrin.gif" border=0>

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