Larry Johnson seems to think Gates (Rummy's replacement) has some 'splaining' to do

[bunny planet]

'The press has forgotten that Gates, during his time at CIA, acquired a reputation for trying to tailor intelligence to satisfy political masters in the Reagan White House.'

Sounds familiar.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-c-johnson/bob-gates-hes-back_b_33660.html

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. can you say

BCCI?

I seem to remember the Junior Senator from Massachusets did a lot of research on that during them heady days... you think the junior senator has forgotten that?

Get yer popcorn, them hearings may be fun

[neilepi]

2. Practice makes perfect....

The new, unique, 2007 Anti-Bush Graffiti Calendar and related items

[gratuitous]

3. Should be a rollicking confirmation hearing

And if the Republicans don't get to it in the next six weeks (and Thanksgiving week is probably off the calendar), then it will be a Democratic committee chairperson conducting the hearings.

Think Gates is going to sit still for that? Start digging, muckrakers. Let's make sure the Democrats on the panel have something pertinent to ask Mr. Gates.

[kenny blankenship]

4. Wasn't he the head of CIA who MISSED the oncoming implosion of the USSR?

Why should he be trusted to oversee anything?
Plus I seem to recall he also was involved in whitewashing George H. W. Bush's role in Iran-Contra ?