Right Man at the Right Time
A few weeks ago, the Democrats were screaming that we had to keep politics out of the CIA. As they say in the movies, great idea in theory.
Keep in mind that none of these CIA officials were ever elected to anything, and that they are employed to provide accurate information to officials who present their policy choices for voter judgment. Yet what the CIA insurgents are essentially doing here, with their leaks and insubordination, is engaging in a policy debate. Given the timing of the latest leaks so close to an election, they are now clearly trying to defeat President Bush and elect John Kerry. Yet somehow the White House stands accused of "politicizing" intelligence?I've long believed that anything coming out of the CIA is either a lie or a truth meant to distract or deceive you, so contradictory news coming from the CIA means a bad brew is stinking up the halls of Langley. The selection of Goss for DCI now seems to be especially fortuitous, and explains why Bush made the selection (beyond the obvious credentials we knew about). Who better to get to the bottom of who the political partisans are inside the CIA (and excise them from the organization) but a former agent-turned-Congressman everyone is accusing of being too political?
For anyone but a conspiracy nutcase, Goss seems to be just what we need right now at the CIA. (Unless you're part of the Bush Cabal, like me - then we never had this conversation, understand?)
