Does everyone realize George "W." Bush Jr. appointed the current director of the NSA/CSS?

[Jeffersons Ghost]

Is this Bush appointee truly serving a Democrat president or our country?

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended, although one can never tell whether any director of the NSA/CSS is serving

the best interests of the nation.

Thanks for the thread, Jeffersons Ghost.

[Autumn]

2. It's too bad our twice elected Democratic President didn't can his sorry ass.

And end that fuckers policies. That's what should have happened.

[HooptieWagon]

3. Obama is his boss.

Its logical to assume Obama retained them because he approved of the job they did. If Obama didn't approve of their work, or felt they were going rogue, then he had every opportunity to replace them. Sorry, after 4+ years I think Obama now owns it.

[Agschmid]

5. Yup.

[sabrina 1]

10. So true. So many Bush guys still in positions of power. Makes you wonder

what we all worked so for!

[Jeffersons Ghost]

12. Who was Gonzales; and who successfully defended him in court and who is Director of the FBI?

Who appointed the current director of the FBI and why did he appoint him?

[grasswire]

4. This Bush appointee was the protoge of Rumsfeld.

Even more sickening.

[Bluenorthwest]

6. Does Obama realize this?

nt

[spanone]

7. c'mon, don't allow facts to get in the way of a good story

[Fumesucker]

8. Dick and Dubya's Excellent Adventure was a triumph of the intelligence services

They actually warped reality in DC to the point where WMDs were conjured out of not just thin air but that far more rarefied substance within Bush's Brain and Cheney's Heart.

Why wouldn't the nation's leading advocate of Hope and Change keep on such a successful executive in order to keep a firm hand on the wheel of the NSA?

[gopiscrap]

9. Yup, I've been telling people that for a bit now.

[Spider Jerusalem]

11. "Democratic"?

You could at least get the adjective right. And the answer would be "he's serving the country". He's an active-duty military officer (a four star general), not a political appointee. His predecessor served as director of the NSA for most of Bush's first term, and was appointed under the Clinton administration.