marcambinder.theatlantic.com — (send your transition tips and RUMINT here ; Judy Miller-level anonymity guaranteed, but for goodness sakes, use your non-government e-mail account!) On Friday, after he was announced as an agency review team member for Barack Obama, John O. Brennan submitted his resignation from INSA, an ...
No clue what they're doing
www.dailykos.com 12/3/2008 — Ugh . Those of us who argued against the $700 billion based that argument on that facts that 1) we didn't have a good handle on what the problem was, so 2) it was stupid to rush to a solution that might not solve the actual problem. Throw in the ...
Ugh . Those of us who argued against the $700 billion based that argument on that facts that 1) we didn't have a good handle on what the problem was, so 2) it was stupid to rush to a solution that might not solve the actual problem. Throw in the ...
The New Identity Politics
www.discriminations.us 12/8/2008 — Many blacks voted for Obama because he looks like them.
Many liberal (or if you prefer, progressive) whites voted for Obama because he doesn’t look like them.
Intellectuals are above that sort of crass, superficial identity politics. They ...
Many blacks voted for Obama because he looks like them.
Many liberal (or if you prefer, progressive) whites voted for Obama because he doesn’t look like them.
Intellectuals are above that sort of crass, superficial identity politics. They ...
The Hunt for a New CIA Director
www.anonymousliberal.com 12/11/2008 — Back when John Brennan's name was being floated to head up the CIA, I wrote : The universe of people who have sufficient knowledge and experience to competently run our vast and sprawling intelligence apparatus is not very large and most of the ...
Back when John Brennan's name was being floated to head up the CIA, I wrote : The universe of people who have sufficient knowledge and experience to competently run our vast and sprawling intelligence apparatus is not very large and most of the ...
Conservative Identity Politics
corner.nationalreview.com 11/18/2008 — I've written about my problem with conservative identity politics more than a few times, but let me just expand on this point in regards to my Sarah Palin post below. Yes, it's true part of her appeal is that she speaks to a demographic category -- ...
I've written about my problem with conservative identity politics more than a few times, but let me just expand on this point in regards to my Sarah Palin post below. Yes, it's true part of her appeal is that she speaks to a demographic category -- ...
When The CIA Director's Identity Is Leaked....
marcambinder.theatlantic.com 1/6/2009 — Someone leaked the news that Leon Panetta would be CIA director to a few publications; I think the New York Times and NBC News had it first.
The leak didn't come from the Obama campaign.
The plan was to announce Panetta later in the week.
It is ...
Someone leaked the news that Leon Panetta would be CIA director to a few publications; I think the New York Times and NBC News had it first.
The leak didn't come from the Obama campaign.
The plan was to announce Panetta later in the week.
It is ...
Richard Clarke for CIA Director
www.theyoungturks.com 11/26/2008 — That might seem like an exaggeration to some, but is it? Who was right on the Iraq War and has been rewarded for their prescience in the pundit class? Among the DC media establishment, who has been punished for getting Iraq wrong? How about getting ...
That might seem like an exaggeration to some, but is it? Who was right on the Iraq War and has been rewarded for their prescience in the pundit class? Among the DC media establishment, who has been punished for getting Iraq wrong? How about getting ...
Candidate for C.I.A. Post Withdraws His Name
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 11/26/2008 — A possible choice to head the spy agency declines consideration for a position in the Obama administration, as concerns about interrogation tactics swirled around him.
A possible choice to head the spy agency declines consideration for a position in the Obama administration, as concerns about interrogation tactics swirled around him.
Obama’s CIA Designee Sought CIA Cuts, Threatened Director
www.redstate.com 1/5/2009 — Barack Obama is set to name Leon Panetta as the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In light of that fact, it's worthwhile to look pack at Panetta's relationship with the agency (and its Director) when he was the Director of Bill ...
Barack Obama is set to name Leon Panetta as the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In light of that fact, it's worthwhile to look pack at Panetta's relationship with the agency (and its Director) when he was the Director of Bill ...
Facebook offers Obama Cabinet clue? - Bellantoni - Democratic Party Commentary
www.washingtontimes.com 11/13/2008 — Team Obama announced this afternoon that Josh Gotbaum, the first CEO of the September 11th Fund, will lead the review team that will be parked at the Department of the Treasury. (See story detailing the review teams here .) Gotbaum's bio, per the ...
Team Obama announced this afternoon that Josh Gotbaum, the first CEO of the September 11th Fund, will lead the review team that will be parked at the Department of the Treasury. (See story detailing the review teams here .) Gotbaum's bio, per the ...
John Brennan withdraws name from consideration as CIA director - Los Angeles Times
www.latimes.com 11/27/2008 — Reporting from Washington -- The leading candidate to be CIA director for President-elect Barack Obama withdrew from consideration Tuesday amid mounting opposition from liberal groups, marking the first time that the incoming administration appeared ...
Reporting from Washington -- The leading candidate to be CIA director for President-elect Barack Obama withdrew from consideration Tuesday amid mounting opposition from liberal groups, marking the first time that the incoming administration appeared ...
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