[jpl]

Talk about an understatement! Whoever had the bright idea to send this idiot over to Nigeria on such an important and delicate matter needs to be fired. ASAP.

This is the biggest problem not just for Bush, but for any conservative in Washington, period. You're fighting a war within in addition to all the wars without. 90% of the civilian career bureacracy is hard-core liberal democrat and adamantly opposed to your policies. Tenet has good intentions, but he can't just make a clean sweep of all the troublemakers. Most of these people unfortunately can't be fired, because they're members of the federal employee union.

[MEG33]

The inability to fire is one we forget when we get frustrated.The nature of intelligence and diplomacy is such that experience and sources are very important though..

It is also apparent they get mossbound. There are ideologues and and partisan liberals to contend with .This is not good,no matter who is in the White House.

[camas]

there are 3 agencies that can fire their empolyees- one being the cia.

[dennisw]

Yep. Libs are addicted to their gubbermint jobs and form a permanent opposition to any Republican administration. Feeding at the gubberment trough is where socialists and our Democrats are at.

[ravingnutter]

Most of these people unfortunately can't be fired, because they're members of the federal employee union.

I kept hearing conflicting statements on this, so I did a search. CIA employees cannot join a union...

Employees with direct national security duties, including the military, CIA and FBI, are barred from union membership.

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