Leon Panetta Threatens To Quit CIA?

10:59 am EST August 24th, 2009 | Uncategorized | 18 Comments

Maybe he should. Since Panetta took over the CIA he seems to reflexively be defense of the agency’s past – possibly illegal -activities. At every turn he has opposed efforts by the White House and Congress to uncover what was done during the Bush administration.

We can’t ignore this stuff. The past has shown us that when the CIA goes rogue it ends up hurting us all, departing from its traditional mission and it success at that, moving into the sort of immoral activity that increases distrust of America from the outside and inside.

If Director Panetta is trying to obstruct that, perhaps he should step down. And people thought a guy from outside the national security club would be more interested in letting some sunshine in.

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18 Responses to “Leon Panetta Threatens To Quit CIA?”

  1. Buzz Killington says:
    August 24, 2009 at 11:33 am

    The general incompetence doesn’t help, either.

  2. Jay Tea says:
    August 24, 2009 at 11:43 am

    Smartest. Administration. Evah.

    If this is what we can expect out of the 43% of positions Obama’s filled, maybe we’re better off leaving the other 57% vacant.

    J.

  3. Dennis says:
    August 24, 2009 at 11:51 am

    “So yeah, we’ve got adults back in charge.”

  4. Duros62 says:
    August 24, 2009 at 12:14 pm

    Thank you, Messrs Hannity, O’Reilly and Limbaugh.

  5. joaquin says:
    August 24, 2009 at 12:39 pm

    Good! Throw Leon ‘Morocco Mole’ Panetta to the curb! That’s how you run an administration, with an iron fist.
    You get out of line…………….you’re done.
    Is Hillary listening?

  6. Buzz Killington says:
    August 24, 2009 at 12:40 pm

    We know Duros, Democrat = sacrosanct. Thanks for the feedback.

  7. Duros62 says:
    August 24, 2009 at 12:50 pm

    >>————Point———–>

    Buzz.

  8. Sean D. Martin says:
    August 24, 2009 at 1:25 pm

    Nit pick:

    Ow: Since Panetta took over the CIA he seems to reflexively be defense defensive of the agency’s past

  9. Sean D. Martin says:
    August 24, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    joaquin: Good! Throw Leon ‘Morocco Mole’ Panetta to the curb! That’s how you run an administration, with an iron fist.
    You get out of line…………….you’re done.

    No, you show yourself incompetant at your job and you’re done. As it should be.

    Now I know you’re used to seeing incompetence awarded with advancement (Hi, Condi. How ya doin’?) but when the adults are in charge things don’t go that way.

    (Jay Tea thinks Obama’s appointments are bad. joaquin thinks they should remain because they are bad.

    wingnut logic, ladies and gents.)

  10. Buzz Killington says:
    August 24, 2009 at 2:11 pm

    Now I know you’re used to seeing incompetence awarded with advancement

    Unfortunately, that’s a staple of any bureaucracy, especially government. But, it’s also all the more reason to applaud instances where that isn’t the case.

  11. barstoolcadaver says:
    August 24, 2009 at 2:21 pm

    Ah yes, the old “if we cannot win, nobody will” model for success. Really helps get stuff done, it does. A beautiful mindset.

  12. Duros62 says:
    August 24, 2009 at 2:42 pm

    Nitpick
    Now I know you’re used to seeing incompetence awarded rewarded with advancement (Hi, Condi. How ya doin’?)

  13. Duros62 says:
    August 24, 2009 at 2:43 pm

    Unfortunately, that’s a staple of any bureaucracy, especially government.

    Bwahahahaha!

    “Brownie, you’re doin’ a heckuva job.”

  14. Duros62 says:
    August 24, 2009 at 2:56 pm

    “Harriet Myers would make a fine Supreme Court Justice.”

    And Alberto Gonzales, and that dude that stole a TV from Best Buy Target.

  15. Duros62 says:
    August 24, 2009 at 2:56 pm

    Here.

  16. Indeed says:
    August 24, 2009 at 3:11 pm

    I’m confused. Are the Usual Wingnutz now claiming that they’re now opposed to Torture in Our Name and now support investigating alleged torturers or systematic torture? Huh. If so, I wonder what happened to change their minds.

  17. Sean D. Martin says:
    August 24, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    Duros: Now I know you’re used to seeing incompetence awarded rewarded with advancement (Hi, Condi. How ya doin’?)

    D’oh!

    Thanks.

  18. frat says:
    August 25, 2009 at 9:17 pm

    Don’t quit Panetta you have support from most of the Americans and please don’t leave us with those socialists in congress.