WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 - A dozen Senate Democrats suggested Wednesday that they would not oppose President Bush's nomination of Representative Porter J. Goss as director of central intelligence, but they vowed to use his confirmation hearings to amplify their concerns over fatal intelligence failures under this administration.
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In interviews, none of the Senate Democrats disputed that prediction. In fact, no Democratic senator declared an intention to oppose the nomination outright. Many said they were unhappy with what they perceived as Mr. Goss's excessive partisanship, but they said they would withhold judgment until the hearings.
At the same time, Senator John Kerry, the party's presidential nominee, signaled that he would not make this nomination a major campaign issue. On Tuesday, Mr. Kerry released a low-key, noncommittal statement calling for "fair, bipartisan and expeditious confirmation hearings," and on Wednesday he said nothing on the campaign trail about the nomination.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/12/politics/12goss.html?hp****
Where is the SPINE? This is an ELECTION YEAR.
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