Obama to Name Leon Panetta as Head of CIA

Fox ^ | 1/5/2009 | Fox

[Red in Blue PA]

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[La Enchiladita]

no love lose between Jane and Nancy.

I recall something, but only vaguely, not long ago......??

[La Enchiladita]

..... it was a committee chair position that should have gone to Jane but went to some.....guy???

[La Enchiladita]

I guess Oh!Barama! is in for some surprises.
He will not receive a magic wand as president.

[HelloooClareece]

“I suspect the problem is that anybody experienced signed off on at least one Bush43 admin policy of surveillance or interrogation that Obama objects to.”

Anyone with any experience whatsoever agreed with the Bush Administration so the inexperienced Obama puts someone with no experience whatsoever in one of the most crucial posts the US has???

I need meds (or at least a paper bag to breathe into). I’m in the Twilight Zone.

[NYC GOP Chick]

It could be worse (believe it or not) — he could go for old Carter administration has-beens.

[NYC GOP Chick]

Yes, it went to Silvestre Reyes, who is best known for not knowing the difference between Shia and Sunni Muslims.

[ExTexasRedhead]

As such, we need to “fire” them for stupidity.

[blueplum]

“The search for Obama’s new CIA chief had been stalled since November, when John Brennan, Obama’s transition intelligence adviser, abruptly withdrew his name from consideration. Brennan said his potential nomination had sparked outrage among civil rights and human rights groups, who argued that he had not been outspoken enough in his condemnation of President George W. Bush’s policies.”

http://news.aol.com/article/intelligence-picks-come-as-surprise/294164

(of course, as Cheney recently pointed out, the Dem leadership themselves signed off on policies mentioned in article)

best regards, blu

[gedeon3]

And does all that make him and expert managing CIA?
I have a degree in computers, but it would not qualify me to be a chef, or a builder.

[glock rocks]

Paneta has no experience or background in intelegence.

Paneta has no experience or background in intelligence. There.

[dr_who]

Might as well make Putin the head of the CIA. Come to think of it, I might prefer him. He’s not as much of a jackass.

[Future Snake Eater]

Wow....he got an ARCOM....what an amazing man...

[Right_in_Virginia]

Panetta?

Franken?

Mrs. Schlossberg?

How much worse can this get?

[Domandred]

HAHAHA

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[Munz]

omg he is a bean counter who’s greatest experience is in civil rights!
Imagine a civil rights activist being in charge of gathering intelligence on foreign insurgents??

Might as well just put a bullseye on a map of the USA and distribute it through mecca.

[winoneforthegipper]

This blog has some interesting tidbits as to Leon’s dealings of late:

http://copycateffect.blogspot.com/2009/01/panettas-cia-think-tank.html

[LurkedLongEnough]

I feel sick.

[freekitty]

That would be a step in the right direction.

[Deetes]

Incredible .

[prairiebreeze]

LOL! Yep...