From: Gene McAloon 

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 23:38:13 -0400, "Mark"
 wrote:

>Eh, John, Keyes ain't gonna win Illinois anyway, better to save your energy
>for the Presidential election.
>
>The Dems are in 5th gear, with the pedal to the metal, speeding toward a
>filibuster of the Porter Goss CIA confirmation - it's going to hurt them big
>time. Time to write, if you have Terry McAuliffe's email, and tell them not
>to do it. Ironically, if they do do it, Kerry will lose, if they don't, he
>may still be able to squeeze it out, making the appointment moot anyway.

It is unlikely a filibuster will be necessary. This appointment is one of
the dumbest Bush has made. They are talking about reform of the CIA and
then appoint as head of the CIA an old CIA hand?  They appoint him
regardless of the fact that one of the recent criticisms of the CIA it that
is bends too often to pressure from the White House, so Bush appoints a
sitting Republican member of the House? If you needed any more proof that
Bush is astonishingly stupid, this appointment is it.

As a result of that fact, obvious to everyone already, you will see this
nomination go nowhere fast. It will pass at the committee level and then
Frist will delay bringing it to a floor vote because too many Republicans,
let alone Democrats, will oppose it. It will languish till after the
election. If Kerry wins, Goss will never head the CIA. And that would be
good, very good. If you want CIA reform, keep Goss out the CIA.

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