[.cnI redruM]

McCain may putting himself in the odious company of Frank Church and the Infamous 'Torch' as a Senator who thinks he should run the CIA.

[BellStar]

The C.I.A. Versus Bush
New York Times Columnist David Brooks picks up on our earlier short blog questioning the appropriateness of CIA officials using the media to express their anger towards George Bush. This trend violates all previous codes, customs and laws regarding the national security needs for discretion regarding Agency proceedings. Particularly brave of Mr. Brooks considering that the New York Times is a willing conspirator in discarding these standards.


http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/13/opinion/13brooks.html?ex=1258088400&en=1200c7d7b6677a9c&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland

[SE Mom]

Interesting piece.

Do you think Porter Goss is up to the job? I am reading mixed reviews on Steve Kappes- the deputy director of operations. From what I've learned so far- it's difficult as an outsider to discern whether people inside the agency are just PO'ed that there's housecleaning- or if Goss is really going about this wrong.

One thing we surely do NOT need are any more Church/Toricelli types making changes.

[counterpunch]

McCain is right on this one. The CIA is a rogue agency that has been operating in its own best interest rather than in America's for years. At the same time however, the likes of Church set it on that course.

[Darkwolf377]

I don't understand why McCain is being attacked here (and I'm always ready to attack him). He's supporting Bush's new CIA chief in cleaning up an agency which has, let's face it, been disastrously wrong across the baord these last few years. Whatever the reasons why they didn't prevent 9-11 and were completely wrong about Saddam's WMD.

In the aftermath of such calamities, massive changes must be made. I'm sick of the whining from the CIA, as if everything they've done wrong is someone else's fault. We would never accept such buck-passing from, say, Hillary Clinton or the border patrol.

The CIA is actively working against the President, and Bush's man is making changes. McCain, whatever his personal reasons (a politician doing things for his own benefit....gee, never seen that before) is backing W against a fatally flawed agency--what's the problem? If the CIA schmucks who've screwed up since the Church, Toricelli and Clinton restrictions don't like it, too bad.

[penowa]

"McCain may be putting himself in the odious company of Frank Church and the Infamous 'Torch' as a Senator who thinks he should run the CIA."

Doesn't this sound just like typical McCain? Once his meddling has the exact opposite effect of what he says he's doing (just like Rush says about all Liberals,) he moves on to fresh territory in order to fix it so he can destroy that too.

[kipita]

The CIA-Bush-Gross issue is a difficult one to objectively analyze and decide who is acting in the best interest of the country. I must admit I've changed my mind three times on the issue and am still uncertain.