From The Washington Times:A whisper campaign among intelligence officers is rallying support for CIA Director Michael V. Hayden to continue in his post during the Obama administration, after the man widely thought to be the new president's first choice for the job withdrew from consideration last month.
"Asking Hayden to stay on for a period of time would just make sense," said a senior government official and Hayden supporter, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the subject. "Hayden has done an extraordinary job lifting the morale of the agency, and he's been vital in the war on terror. It's not an easy position to fill."
President-elect Barack Obama, who is rumored to be seeking a successor for Mr. Hayden, has so far shown no indication of his plans for the CIA director, who has served since May 2006. Brooke Anderson, national security spokeswoman for the Obama transition team, declined to comment on the subject Saturday.
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My Comment: I will be surprise if CIA Director Hayden is still the Director after January 20, 2009. I am sure that President-elect Obama listened to when President Bush when he recently remarked that intelligence failures severely damaged his Presidency. I am sure that President Obama will not make the same mistake, and will stack the CIA with men and women devoted to him.
But then again .... I was wrong in predicting that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will be gone after January 20, 2009.
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