Assuming that General Hayden is going to have a hearing before taking the CIA job, I would just LOVE to see some Republican Senator with the stones to come right out and say...
"General Hayden? Let's revisit some ancient history for a moment, and talk about security clearances. Would you say, that if a former Naval officer who had been discharged under questionable circumstances following their perjured testimony right here on Capitol Hill in which they alleged all sorts of war crimes committed by their fellow servicemen in Vietnam, crimes which were never even proven, and if that same Naval officer had traveled to Paris to engage in private consultations with the Communist North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong, in violation of U.S. law, would you say it would be reasonable to assume that such an individual, who clearly held his fellow American servicemen in such contempt, who gave aid and comfort to America's enemies during a time of war, would it be reasonable to conclude that such an individual could not be trusted with ANY sort of security clearance under any conditions? Indeed General, would it be safe to say that such a disloyal individual should never hold elective office as their past behavior would make them ineligible to serve? The last part of this lengthy question General, is 'would YOU have wanted to have served alongside such an individual, and to depend on them in a life or death situation?', I'd like very much to hear your views on such a hypothetical individual."
That was GREAT!