[NotQuiteCricket]

"I can't deny that the pressures of the past few months have not weighed heavily in my mind, but there are many other aspects to my decision, not the least of which is that I'm intrigued by the prospect of trying my hand at a second career in the private sector,"

I think he has been in DC too long. Does this even make any sense? "He cannot deny that the pressures..have not weighed heavily."

[Chants]

Here is the connection as I see it so far. I am missing a few dots here tying this to the Clintons.

Clintons --> ?? --> Foley --> Plame --> Wilson

Is Foley/Plame/Wilson connected to Clintons in a way other than being an appointee or making campaign contributions?

[Grampa Dave]

Standard CIA leaving under a future cloud remarks.

He is a captive of the beltway and the inner politics of a left wing CIA. He probably still lives in a pre 9/11 world that many in DC live in.