[Enchante]

MSM rumor mill is screaming that the expected WH nominee for the new CIA Director is General Michael Hayden!! I think he could be very good, from what I've read about him, certainly a top intel expert though I'm not sure whether he'll have any stomach for or interest in cleaning up the rogues of the CIA.... but he'll run a tight, expert ship going forward, from what I can tell. I was calling this outcome 8 hours ago (though I certainly had no info, just a hunch), so the MSM should just ask ME for their rumors and predictions in future news cycles.......here's what I said 8+ hours ago:

"Until I see any real information, I'm going with "Goss was passed over for DNI and now Negroponte is ready to put his own stamp on the CIA with new Director Hayden....." As long as Hayden (or whoever the next CIA Director may be) is ready to seriously improve the place and get rid of the lib traitors I'm prepared to be happy about this......"

Fox and AP are reporting strong rumors that the new CIA Director will be General Michael Hayden!! Let history note that I predicted this (loosely speaking) at 1:17:17 PM MDT!!!! :^) Fox and AP are reporting that an unnamed "senior administration official" says the new CIA Director may be announced as early as Monday:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060506/ap_on_go_pr_wh/white_house_shake_up

[roses of sharon]

I remember Hayden really took it to the press when explaining the "wiretapping", he was very articulate and tough.

[Txsleuth]

You deserve all "props"...and I applaud you...I have heard/read so many theories about why this happened.

What is your theory of why, and why today??

[maica]

Will I be able to say "I knew Enchante when...!"

Thanks for including me on your pings

[Grampa Dave]

The link below will give us good insight to General Hayden. This link provides us with a speech General Hayden gave about NSA earlier this year.

http://www.fas.org/irp/news/2006/01/hayden012306.html

REMARKS BY
GENERAL MICHAEL V. HAYDEN

PRINCIPAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
AND FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY

ADDRESS TO THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB

WHAT AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE & ESPECIALLY THE NSA HAVE BEEN DOING TO DEFEND THE NATION

NATIONAL PRESS CLUB
WASHINGTON, D.C.
10:00 A.M. EST
MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2006

http://www.fas.org/irp/news/2006/01/hayden012306.html

[Marine_Uncle]

As you commented, who ever gets the job will have one heck of a tough mission. For me at least it is hard to envision how one weeds out people. If the CIA is anywhere as bad as some have suggested, e.g. infiltrated to the hilt by commies, far left usefull idiot types, hard core demorats, and many are in middle and upper managment as well as lower positions, how does one find the right people to work with who will help out in weeding themselves out.
This type activity is far different then say a corporation having to downsize, where one can use peformance reviews, curves of where someone is in a percentile salary range over a period of time and other methods to evaluate less performing people. One needs people on the inside that truely are neutral. And perhaps the real neutral ones are at the bottom of the heap, and therefore have little influence.
Meanwhile one must somehow encourage all CIA employees to work together within their areas of responsibility, with new rules being put into effect etc.. People must feel they have a future. Threatened employees often will just go along with things to keep their jobs. But in effect not adhere in principal to what the top man ask them to do.
But surely if at least the rule goes down that anyone that leaks anything will not only lose their job but be prosecuted, perhaps things will improve somewhat.