Comments on: Panetta on Torture http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/01/05/leon-panetta-for-cia-post/ A blog about politics. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:50:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: pourmecoffee http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/01/05/leon-panetta-for-cia-post/comment-page-1/#comment-32040 pourmecoffee Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:20:18 +0000 http://swampland.blogs.time.com/?p=9409#comment-32040 Not consulting, or even informing, Feinstein was an unforced tactical error unrelated to the appropriate disdain for her previous positions. It's also a little unsettling to scrape and bow to Republicans in the "spirit of bipartisanship" while we ramrod our own. Lesson learned. Panetta a good choice. Next. Not consulting, or even informing, Feinstein was an unforced tactical error unrelated to the appropriate disdain for her previous positions. It's also a little unsettling to scrape and bow to Republicans in the "spirit of bipartisanship" while we ramrod our own. Lesson learned. Panetta a good choice. Next.

]]> By: Casey Morris http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/01/05/leon-panetta-for-cia-post/comment-page-1/#comment-32036 Casey Morris Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:40:40 +0000 http://swampland.blogs.time.com/?p=9409#comment-32036 This isn't about DiFi and JayRock not liking Panetta. This is about them not being consulted. This isn't about DiFi and JayRock not liking Panetta. This is about them not being consulted.

]]> By: Casey Morris http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/01/05/leon-panetta-for-cia-post/comment-page-1/#comment-32035 Casey Morris Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:39:36 +0000 http://swampland.blogs.time.com/?p=9409#comment-32035 They want someone with more intelligence experience. _ I want someone with more intelligence. They want someone with more intelligence experience.
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I want someone with more intelligence.

]]> By: sqr1 http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/01/05/leon-panetta-for-cia-post/comment-page-1/#comment-32022 sqr1 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:04:41 +0000 http://swampland.blogs.time.com/?p=9409#comment-32022 Glenn, et al. have covered why DiFi's objection should be Panetta's stamp of approval. . Beyond that, I must admit that I really don't understand the Bush Dogs in Congress. . I mean, I get Bush and Cheney. I get the Republicans in Congress. I don't agree with any of them, mind you. But I understand where they are coming from, what they want, and why they act the way they do. But the DiFis and the Rockefellers, not to mention the Reids and Pelosis, always remain a mystery to me. I don't understand their motivation. For 8 years they rolled over for the Bush White House. They handed over total control of the intelligence apparatus to Cheney and not only failed to make a peep, but cheered on Congress' diminishing oversight role. NOW they get their panties in a bunch over Panetta? Glenn, et al. have covered why DiFi's objection should be Panetta's stamp of approval.
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Beyond that, I must admit that I really don't understand the Bush Dogs in Congress.
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I mean, I get Bush and Cheney. I get the Republicans in Congress. I don't agree with any of them, mind you. But I understand where they are coming from, what they want, and why they act the way they do. But the DiFis and the Rockefellers, not to mention the Reids and Pelosis, always remain a mystery to me. I don't understand their motivation. For 8 years they rolled over for the Bush White House. They handed over total control of the intelligence apparatus to Cheney and not only failed to make a peep, but cheered on Congress' diminishing oversight role. NOW they get their panties in a bunch over Panetta?

]]> By: formerlyjames http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/01/05/leon-panetta-for-cia-post/comment-page-1/#comment-32017 formerlyjames Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:55:00 +0000 http://swampland.blogs.time.com/?p=9409#comment-32017 Is Darth Vader available? Is Darth Vader available?

]]> By: hopefulemoticon http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/01/05/leon-panetta-for-cia-post/comment-page-1/#comment-32015 hopefulemoticon Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:40:12 +0000 http://swampland.blogs.time.com/?p=9409#comment-32015 How 'bout McCain as CIA director? They're definitely in sync on torture. How 'bout McCain as CIA director? They're definitely in sync on torture.

]]> By: formerlyjames http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/01/05/leon-panetta-for-cia-post/comment-page-1/#comment-32005 formerlyjames Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:56:04 +0000 http://swampland.blogs.time.com/?p=9409#comment-32005 bethva, hell hath no fury as a woman scorned. Does Rockefeller wear panties too? OK, forgive me. I am not sexist, just clumsily trying to be funny. bethva, hell hath no fury as a woman scorned. Does Rockefeller wear panties too? OK, forgive me. I am not sexist, just clumsily trying to be funny.

]]> By: bethnva http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/01/05/leon-panetta-for-cia-post/comment-page-1/#comment-32002 bethnva Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:39:05 +0000 http://swampland.blogs.time.com/?p=9409#comment-32002 Here's what Glenn "Glennzilla" Greenwald says about Dianne Feinstein: <em>UPDATE VI: Spencer Ackerman reports that Sen. Dianne Feinstein is upset with the selection of Panetta, petulantly complaining that she wasn't consulted in advance and that it would be best to have an "intelligence professional" in that position. CQ's Tim Starks reports that Sen. Jay Rockefeller is making very similar noises about this selection. Few things could reflect better on Panetta's selection than the fact that Feinstein and Rockefeller -- two of the most Bush-enabling Senators -- are unhappy with it.</em> Here's what Glenn "Glennzilla" Greenwald says about Dianne Feinstein:

UPDATE VI: Spencer Ackerman reports that Sen. Dianne Feinstein is upset with the selection of Panetta, petulantly complaining that she wasn't consulted in advance and that it would be best to have an "intelligence professional" in that position. CQ's Tim Starks reports that Sen. Jay Rockefeller is making very similar noises about this selection. Few things could reflect better on Panetta's selection than the fact that Feinstein and Rockefeller -- two of the most Bush-enabling Senators -- are unhappy with it.

]]> By: toham http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/01/05/leon-panetta-for-cia-post/comment-page-1/#comment-31996 toham Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:13:45 +0000 http://swampland.blogs.time.com/?p=9409#comment-31996 They want someone with more intelligence experience and more neocon world view ... like them! They want someone with more intelligence experience and more neocon world view ... like them!

]]> By: formerlyjames http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/01/05/leon-panetta-for-cia-post/comment-page-1/#comment-31995 formerlyjames Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:11:47 +0000 http://swampland.blogs.time.com/?p=9409#comment-31995 Panetta, sorry general. Panetta, sorry general.

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