[cajungirl]

well, for starters he is a Clinton appointee. Second, I have seen him testifying when he sort of does little stabs at bush.

[Right_in_Virginia]

I've heard him be very supportive of the President.

[Dr Snide]

I agree, Bush should have canned him a long time ago and replaced him with James Woosley. Although Woosley is also a Clinton appointee he appears to be pretty on target. Did anyone see him on Lou Dobbs last night? He made a strong case for Iraqi involvment in the 1st World Trade Center Bombing and was very clear in his belief that Iraq may have been involved in the 2nd. He also left no doubts Iraq was involved with AQ. Kind of strange isn't it that a former Clinton appointed CIA Director is getting no play in the media after that when compared to Clarke, its almost like there is bias or something.

[kabar]

Tenet was a Dem staffer on the Intelligence Commitee. He is a career bureaucrat who knows how to play the system. He should have been removed a long time ago. The Dem Commission members will handle him with kid gloves.

• Graduated from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University with a bachelor's degree, 1976, and from the School of International Affairs at Columbia University with a master's degree in 1978.

• Research director, American Hellenic Institute, a Greek-American lobbying organization, 1978-79.

• Worked for the Solar Energy Industries Association, 1979-82.

• Legislative assistant and then legislative director to Republican U.S. Senator H. John Heinz III of Pennsylvania, specializing in national security and energy issues, 1982-85

• Staff member, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, 1985-89. Designee to vice chairman, Democratic U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont.

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• Special assistant to the president and senior director for intelligence programs at the National Security Council, 1993-95.

• Deputy director, Central Intelligence, 1995-96

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• Became first CIA director in 28 years to remain in office after the White House switched occupants, after George W. Bush became 43rd U.S. president, January 20, 2001.