Porter Goss sworn in as head of CIA this morning.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040924/480/whre10309241339 ^ | Reuters

[OXENinFLA]

Fri Sep 24, 9:41 AM ET
President Bush (news - web sites) watches as his Chief of Staff Andrew Card, right, swears in Porter Goss, center, to head the Central Intelligence Agency (news - web sites), Friday, Sept. 24, 2004, in the Oval Office of the White House. Goss' wife Mariel stands at his side. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

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Fri Sep 24, 9:40 AM ET
Porter Goss raises his hand as he is sworn in as the new Director of the CIA (news - web sites) by White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card (R) as U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) and Goss's wife Mariel Goss look on in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington September 24, 2004. Goss takes the reigns of the CIA with significant challenges facing him, including a clamor for U.S. intelligence reform, constant terrorism threats and a persistent insurgency in Iraq (news - web sites). REUTERS/Shaun Heasley I didn't see this mentioned yet......

[OXENinFLA]

FYI PING.......................

[Puppage]

YAY!!!

[OneTimeLurker]

No more gloomy NIE's now! We got a Bush guy at the CIA.!!!

[Mo1]

Cool!

[Malleus Dei]

Finally some good news!

We are all a little safer tonight.

[risk]

Can anyone tell us what to expect from this appointee? I see that he has taken the statist position on flag burning. He's got a good record on support for the second amendment (my most important issue). He voted against requiring hospitals to report illegal aliens, and also for extending residency rules (which sounds pro-immigration to me). However, he voted for English immersion instead of bilingual education -- so maybe there is hope on that issue, i.e. how he'll tackle the problem of illegal immigration's support overseas, and how weak our intelligence is on people who want to come to this country.

According to FOXNews.com's biography, Ofrom 1971-1974, Goss was a community newspaper publisher. They include a bland transcript of Goss's comments to the 9/11 commission about intelligence community reform. I call it bland because it appears to lack detail. It could mean anything.

At insightmag.com, Richard Sale cites several CIA insiders who also contribute a picture of blandness.

What I would hope for is an end to political correctness. The enemy is here, and he's abroad. He's smart, bold, brave, and persistent. We have to find a way to fight back like a sledge hammer while ultimately hitting just the right targets. Can a Goss steer our CIA in the right direction? I wish him luck.

[No Surrender No Retreat]

I am sure we will see an improvement from, George Rodham Tenent's reign of do nothing. President Bush should have fired him from day 1. Left-over klintoon appointees operate the same as Hitler's Werewolf minions. Time will enlighten us my friend and may his job performance reflect well on the USA. Today I saved a wounded possum's life,(I ran over a democrat.) Bush/Cheney 2004

[risk]

You could be right. I'm half hoping to see things improving all over the planet now that Tennet is gone. The CIA seems to have done the Bush presidency a lot of disservices, and therefore the American people who elected him as our commander in chief. I hope the damage was all done pre-9/11 and the road is ever onward and upward from here.

[leadpenny]

You want 'em sugar-coated?

[WestVirginiaRebel]

I wish him luck but I suspect he will have his hands full. The type of culture that led to the intelligence failures before 9-11 is well entrenched and will take a Herculean effort to dislodge.

[No Surrender No Retreat]

Amen to that.The removal of a cancerous growth ie; klintoon appointees will rejuvenate the body. Eight years of do nothing and oval office sexual services enabled 9/11. Liberals cannot be trusted with our national security. It takes a real man and leader. President Bush is the man and the leader. Bush/Cheney 2004

[OneTimeLurker]

Not sugar coated. The last one is BS though. The President and Allawi said things are improving over there. The NIE from July said things are as good as they will get and can easily get worse. Who you going to believe? Our President or the national intelligence community? Given the choice, I will belive the Pres. every time.