It's about damn time!

For those of you that haven't seen, George Tenet is "resigning". The man was a buffoon when Clinton was in office and he remained a buffoon for Bush. I'm not sure whether I admire Bush's loyalty to the man (presumably out of respect for the incredible difficulties inherent in that office) or whether I'm frightened by his blind devotion to someone who has overseen so many failures.

It'll be interesting to see who Bush taps to be the next Director. Traditionally, CIA, FBI and NSA positions have been filled with people that are not purely bureaucrats but have intelligence experience. Hopefully, that'll be the case here and the next Director will be someone we've never heard of.

I wonder if John Ashcroft will be the next one out the door... It's unlikely, but possible, that Bush is making an attempt to purge some of the more divisive individuals that could harm his reelection campaign. Certainly Tenet was a lightning rod for criticism from both sides of the aisle and now would be the right time to quietly ask for perhaps one or two other resignations. Only time will tell, but this seems like a step in the right direction.