Saturday, May 27, 2006
U.S. Senate Fails to Follow Advice of Northwest Herald
By a vote of 78-15, the United States Senate confirmed General Michael Hayden as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
WGN-TV called it a "landslide vote."
It seems like a lot of Democrats in the Senate had a miraculous change of heart since their original outcry at, gasp, a military man taking control of the civilian syy agency. Of course, the General played a similar role at the civilian National Security Agency.
I wonder if their secret briefing resulted in a growing of new spines or whether, when the original opponents heard what the United States is up against, they decided they did not want to be blamed for the next 9/11.
On May 11th, the Northwest Herald advised,
Click to enlarge the editorial.
WGN-TV called it a "landslide vote."
It seems like a lot of Democrats in the Senate had a miraculous change of heart since their original outcry at, gasp, a military man taking control of the civilian syy agency. Of course, the General played a similar role at the civilian National Security Agency.
I wonder if their secret briefing resulted in a growing of new spines or whether, when the original opponents heard what the United States is up against, they decided they did not want to be blamed for the next 9/11.
On May 11th, the Northwest Herald advised,
Air Force General Michael Hayden is not the right choice to lead the CIA. President Bush needs a critical thinker in this position, not another "yes" man.Senators Dick Durbin and Barack Obama followed the Northwest Herald's advice, even if the U.S. Senate, as a whole, did not.
Click to enlarge the editorial.
