President-Elect Obama May Keep Mike Hayden as Director of the CIA

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There are many qualified people who didn't work at the agency -- or who worked at the agency in capacities different than those pertaining to the justification of torture -- who can run CIA. We can only hope that Barack finds one of those folks from the 300,000 or so resumes he submitted.

Teo of MN 12:34PM December 09, 2008

I agree with Andrew Sullivan who stated today in his blog: "No Way. No How. No Hayden."
Please check out Andrew Sullivan's blog at
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/12/no-way-no-how-n.html#more
I believe that it is absurd to think that Obama will pick Hayden, someone with a history of supporting or excusing illegal activities like torture. If Obama wants to pick someone from the CIA, the good news is that most people inside the CIA did not support these illegal and immoral activities. However, it is silly to think that Obama needs to pick someone from the CIA.
There are many qualified people who did not work in the CIA who can run the CIA and who have always shared the values of Obama. We need someone who is intelligent and has leadership skills and someone who, unlike Hayden, does not have a history of compromising moral values. This should not be a difficult decision for Barack Obama.

Mary Simms of IL 11:48AM December 09, 2008

Mike Hayden was ever-ready to come out publically to defend the CIA with disingenuous lies when it was in the national cross-hairs for criminal behavior. If the "change we need" includes restoring the rule of law this is not our guy. Of course the culture of cloack and dagger is part of any intelligence agency. The top spy should be (a) rooting out any rougue or over-the-top elements and (b) keeping his mouth shut. He doesn't testify about anything important in open committee, and shouldn't be 'testifying' in front of a public microphone to gloss over the criminal behaviors which have cost the US its reputation as the land of the free.

Leonard J. Waks of PA 10:47AM December 09, 2008

There is no way that Hayden should be considered an acceptable candidate for this position. He was one of the worst Bush apologists and enablers for some of the worst Bush abuses - condoning torture, destroying evidence, misleading Congress.

tballou of SC 10:17AM December 09, 2008

jeez bedard, how much of a shill for your so-called intelligence sources are you? obama is emphatically not keeping hayden, and i would advise the good general to lawyer up once he's gone, seeing as how he's repeatedly broken the law and all

nunya of VT 10:01PM December 08, 2008

Mart move on the part of Obama!!

jwatl of GA 10:31AM December 06, 2008

Considering our campaigns and continues studies in strategies ,cybersecurity and warfare studies there no way we can start poking each other and trying to make heavens exisist under the son truelly specking intelligence nowadays cost a lot over an hour .
what more of a big country like america -superpower ,donor ,sourcefull worldwide ,we need people like mike heyden to be in place due to his experience in both military and civil service and airforce.
president Obama that is true he the right choice for america.
we all know that no one is indespensible but for him yes he should remain that is good and bright idea.
KEEP IT UP.
we all need to be to the top but there! at that post as the situation is tense and too imminent.

Dr JIVASIO POSVO of AL 6:15AM December 06, 2008

That was very wise of Obama to keep General Hayden. General Hayden is the most qualified. Every Zionist and the Mossad are dying to hijack the CIA, especially the DCI position. Thank God Obama did not turn into a Zionist puppet and hand over the DCI position to the Zionist sinisters and their Neo-con gangsters. Otherwise, we'll be shedding blood for the sinisters of the Protocol of the Learned Elders of Zion.
Praise the Lord!!!
(P.S.) Freedom to think and free speech is NOT a HATE CRIME.

Faye Sorceress Jackpot of CA 5:32PM December 05, 2008