[iceskater]

Of the 17 "no" votes, four are members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller (search), the senior Democrat on the intelligence panel, and Sens. Carl Levin of Michigan, Ron Wyden of Oregon and Dick Durbin of Illinois. Opponents to Goss' nomination said he has too many Republican ties for a job that requires independence.

No surprises here.

[OldFriend]

I called Rockefeller's office yesterday and mentioned the documents he brought to the committee to prove that Goss was too partisan......told him to take those documents and SHOVE IT.

[fiftymegaton]

I watched on C-SPAN Rockefeller questioning Goss during the confirmation hearing and I thought he might actually vote for Goss. I should have known Rockefeller wouldn't see an urgency in confirming a knowledgeable, experienced, new DCI in a time of war.....even when his only reason for voting no apparently was that Goss has an (R) next to his name. Sickening.