AP -Key Lawmakers Wary of General (Hayden) Running CIA

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060508/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/cia_future;_ylt=AjxFDIVXsajgufFsVlG3NsYJKekE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-
Key Lawmakers Wary of General Running CIA

By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 17 minutes ago

Even before President Bush has named his choice to take over the CIA, the Air Force general who is the front-runner drew fire Sunday from lawmakers in the president's own party who say a military man should not lead the civilian spy agency.

The criticism of the expected choice of Gen. Michael Hayden to head the CIA came from some influential Republicans in Congress as well as from Democrats.

"I do believe he's the wrong person, the wrong place, at the wrong time," said House Intelligence Committee Chairman Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich. "We should not have a military person leading a civilian agency at this time."

Hoekstra said on "Fox News Sunday" that having a general in charge of the CIA could create the impression among agents around the world that the agency is under Pentagon control. If he were to get the nomination, military officers would run all the major spy agencies, from the ultra-secret National Security Agency to the Defense Intelligence Agency.

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1. Kick & Rec - We need Dems to run interference on Hayden. (nt)

:kick:

[Maddy McCall]

2. Looks like opposition is coming from the Republican party, too.

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4. I am grateful for all assistance. (n/t)

[Maddy McCall]

3. This is a stupid move for Bush.

Not surprising, though.

He's consolidating power under the executive wing at the very time that the media has begun to criticize him for his power grabs.

Really stupid move. He's not dealing with the same press he dealt with in the build-up to war.

[truthisfreedom]

5. might actually be his first move as the "uniter." wow. a bipartisan issue

that any politician can get his head around.

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6. Jane Harman and Specter comments here:

Talk of Hayden's possible nomination has reignited the debate over the Bush's administration's domestic surveillance program, which Hayden used to oversee as the former head of the National Security Agency.

California Rep. Jane Harman (news, bio, voting record), leading Democrat on the House intelligence committee, said Hayden "made a big mistake" by defending the legality of the eavesdropping program in December during a speech at the National Press Club. "That program does not comply with law," she said on CNN's "Late Edition."

Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter, R-Pa., said he would use a Hayden nomination to raise questions about the legality of the program and did not rule out holding it up until he gets answers. "I'm not going to draw any lines in the sand until I see how the facts evolve," Specter said on Fox.

White House insiders tried to shrug off suggestions that Hayden's military experience could become a serious issue. And they said they welcome a fight over the domestic eavesdropping program — an issue that Bush certainly has not shied away from taking on in his effort to take a tough stance against terrorists.

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7. what a whore mccain has become

damn, I once voted for him, in a repuke primary that I could vote in reguardless of my affiliation, voted for him in an effort to keep bush out. But I thought I at least saw some sincerity in him. It was an illusion. He's just another rw whore who has priorities other than the welfare of the people of this nation, those he hopes to serve....serve, what a joke.

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8. Bush's newest Harriet Miers appointment

Bush pulls another Harriet Miers out of his hat.
I think Hayden will suffer the same fate and for the same reason: not the right person for the job acccording to the whole universe, not the one the conservatives want (Conservatives favorite choice: Bill O Reilly).
I think its fairly obvious: Bush wants another fawning sycophant who will only deliver him the message he wants

[Festivito]

9. Quick. Nobody notice WHY Porter Goss resigned. YOU DON'T CARE. Shhh!

DO NOT MENTION:
Hookers, Hookergate, especially not Fornigate.

DO NOT MENTION:
That the hookers were at the Watergate hotel, amongst other hotels.

DO MENTION:
That Goss was not at the Watergate while he was head of CIA.

DO NOT MENTION:
Anything about his Watergate visits BEFORE he took over the CIA.
That that lady he fired was investigating the area surrounding this. Yikes!
That there were other hotels involved.

THANK YOU.

REMEMBER:
Only talk about the CIA being possibly headed by a military man.

Bring out special DUers to help.

[BlackVelvet04]

10. Well, bush did it.

Hayden is in fact his choice. What a frightening prospect.

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11. This turn of events is extremely frightening to me...

apparently it has finally kicked some Republicans in the ass too. CODE RED CODE RED--Wake the fuck up, you assholes, you have sold our country down the river, we're on the brink of the waterfall!!!!!