[george wythe]

Libby was frustrated and angry, Miller testified, about "selective leaking" by the CIA and other agencies to "distance themselves from what he recalled as their unequivocal prewar intelligence assessments." Miller says Libby believed the "selective leaks" from the CIA were an attempt to "shift blame to the White House" and were part of a "perverted war" over the war in Iraq.

The CIA and the State Department need major housecleaning. Unfortunately, President Bush has not seen the need to expell the leftist, liberals, and losers from these federal bureaucracies. At a minimum, he should have started a different hiring/promotion process that attracts and keeps American patriots.

[CyberAnt]

Well .. Porter Goss did a lot of housecleaning .. I believe there were several top level people who resigned (instead of being fired).

While I'm sure there are a lot of dems still there, hopefully they are not so prevelant in the policy making portion of the department.

[Americanexpat]

The CIA and State Department need major housekeeping....

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I was thinking the same thing. Presidents and governments come and go but these people are there for years and I am convinced that a lot of them have their own agendas and are not loyal to the President or the country.

[Howlin]

At a minimum, he should have started a different hiring/promotion process that attracts and keeps American patriots.

He tried HARD in the beginning, but Congress wouldn't let him even move people to other positions.

It's Congress, not Bush, that keeps these fools employed.

One last "bomb" Clinton left for Bush was making a lot of his political appointments civil servants as he was going out the door.