A Year Later, Goss's CIA Is Still in Turmoil

So, let me see... The second-in-command resigns and behind closed doors tells senators that he has no faith in Goss's leadership. The agency is hemoraghing talent. What would be the response of this administration? Obfuscate and praise the Director because he's a "loyalist" of course!

Cons knew Bush was an idiot, but they thought that he would surround himself with smart people. Instead we get the Goss's, the Boltons, the Cheneys, and the Michael Browns. Now Harriet Miers.

A Year Later, Goss's CIA Is Still in Turmoil:
Congress to Ask Why Spy Unit Continues to Lose Personnel

By Dafna Linzer
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 19, 2005; Page A01

"A year later, Goss is at loggerheads with the clandestine service he sought to embrace. At least a dozen senior officials -- several of whom were promoted under Goss -- have resigned, retired early or requested reassignment. The directorate's second-in-command walked out of Langley last month and then told senators in a closed-door hearing that he had lost confidence in Goss's leadership.

The turmoil has left some employees shaken and has prompted former colleagues in Congress to question how Goss intends to improve the agency's capabilities and restore morale. The White House is aware of the problems, administration officials said, and believes they are being handled by the director of national intelligence, who now oversees the agency."