Why Feinstein broke with Obama on Panetta
Those who know Feinstein well and have worked intimately with her insist that her public critique of Panetta was not personal in nature. Though the two have competed on the political stage - a movement in 1998 to get Panetta to run for governor was derailed largely by rumors that Feinstein would throw her hat in the ring - insiders say that this week's dustup was more a message to the incoming Obama administration about Beltway politics. Full Story »
Posted by Chris Finnie
Putting a politician in charge of the CIA indicates that Obama does not want objective intelligence, but he wants to control the message to suit his political needs.