I don't think you can blame Bush here. Like at State, the CIA anti-Bush bureaucrats are probably civil servants, not political appointees, well entrenched in their jobs. Even if Bush had had time before 9/11 to pinpoint them, he couldn't have done much about them.
Dems have spent the last 5 years convincing themselves that Republicans are so evil, it justifies breaking any rules of civility if one can bring them down. Dems inside State/CIA were likely drinking from the same cup. ANYTHING GOES if it harms Bush and his warmongering agenda...and keeps the focus off why the CIA missed 9/11.
I agree that the Senate should investigate...and hire Joe DiGeneva as counsel to the investigating committee!
Yeah, civil servants are the bane of leadership since time immemorial. My thought is that an incoming leader should, first thing, put the fear of Almighty God into EVERYONE under him. Anyone not toeing the line ought to be too busy keeping his head low to activly oppose it.
Bush, as head of the government that these 'servants' work for should be able to do that to some extent. If the bureacracy has grown too large for that tactic then God help us.