Comments on: Panetta's Past Atypical For CIA Nominee

Eight-Term Congressman Knows Government, But Has Never Been An Intelligence Professional

[aldon61]

Panetta''s appointment is a deep disappointment to me. So far, Obama has chosen pretty well, but this one reeks of incompetence. It reminds me of "Brownie" of Katrina fame. Clinton and Panetta don''t belong in Obama''s inner circle. The senate should reject this nomination.

[ms1-1-1]

Leon Panetta is MAFIA.

He is well known in Montery, CA for BRAC Base Closure of Ford Ord, California.

Leon Panetta wanted Monterey, CA , Santa Cruz, Ca, Carmel Valley, CA, Marina, CA to be wealthy elites exclusively.

He destroyed the economy in Seaside, Ca more to the point Marina, Ca he is a well known white collar criminal.

This is a good appointment. He''s an Attorney-At-Law that lies, cheats, steals for living. He will blend in perfect with Clinstones.

Man are we in for a long ride is right and to think I voted Obama. What the hail.

[brianp55]

Why not the Head of NASA?

[terrorislame]

BLO Wind Knows NOThing
Would make a good Chief of Staff, bad choice for the CIA, he''''s a backstabber. It''''s a political appointment which is not good for the CIA.

Posted by jowand at 10:23 PM : Jan 05, 2009
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Everybody on the Planet
KNOWS BLO-Wand has NO INTELligence,...Just a Burned Out Shrubbie-McCainiac,..That`s Too Stupid to Shut Up & Go With His Master back to Texas or Dubai ,...Shrub will need his boots licked once in awhile,...BLO-wand,Tell him You`ll pay to do it

[spinproof]

How often has a sports team needed a player at a particular position but selected the best choice available in the draft even though that choice plays a totally different position? The idea is to select the best player available regardless of position! Leon Panetta is the best choice available to head the CIA where personal character, standings and credibility trumps experience. Despite Gov. Richardson''s sudden problems which led him to withdraw as Commerce Secretary, he had more diplomatic experience for Secretary of State than Sen. Hillary Clinton who has none and despite the fact that Gov. Bill Richardson is probably the best U.S. Diplomat ever producing results when we really needed it, Sen. Hillary Clinton was still determined to be the best choice for the job as U.S. Secretary of State! So the point is the overall qualities of a person can and does trump experience!

[mommakat64]

Doesn''t this sound quite a bit like a political patronage job? Rewarding people with political jobs, like rewarding Hillary with a big cabinet job because BO would need all of her friends and influence....patronage, patronage, what you do when you''ve come up in the cesspool that is Chicago Democratic politics. Blogo''s going to get off, and Burris will be seated, and OB''s Presidency will always have an ethics cloud hanging over it.

[toolmangler-2009]

Just wanted to clarify the "experience"
Posted by wtlib at 10:03 PM : Jan 05, 2009




Thats fine, he has no cadre or baggage and can learn on the job just like the new President.

[otrama]

The saddest thing here is that the incompetence of the Bush administration has destroyed the wisdom of choosing someone with experience.

The stupidity of the Bush people has made the Obama team irrational in their selection here and the hate that Bush has engendered has taken away the discernment of the Obama supporters.

Gee, I wonder which direction this country will CONTINUE to go in?

If change means just a new form of incompetence, then we are getting much of it with this selection. We really need a third way.

I want Obama''s choices to quit being a response to Bush and begin being a response to the condition this country is in.
End of rant.

[jowand]

Would make a good Chief of Staff, bad choice for the CIA, he''s a backstabber. It''s a political appointment which is not good for the CIA.

[downtowner97]

I''d like to give my personal recommendation to Leon Panetta for the job. I had lunch with him in California years ago. He''s intelligent and thoughtful. Our government, and our intelligence community need intelligent, thoughtful people.

[abrame]

Caribou Panetta

[hatesthecolt]

Cheney didn''t have intel experience either and it didn''t stop him from running over to Langley and telling the analysts how to do their jobs. What Panetta brings to the table are: (a) DISTANCE from the community, and (b) a nose for BS (which the ops community will start slinging immediately if they haven''t already. Good choice. Go get''em Leon!