Exclusive: President Obama To Replace Director of National Intelligence Dennis B

[cavegal]

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/05/exclusive-president-obama-to-replace-director-of-national-intelligence-dennis-blair.html 

ABC News has learned that President Obama will replace the Director of National Intelligence, Admiral Dennis Blair (ret.) His resignation will come as soon as tomorrow, sources tell ABC News.

For several weeks President Obama has been holding serious conversations about whether to ask Blair to step down and has interviewed candidates to replace him. After a discussion  this afternoon between the president and Blair in the Oval Office about the best way forward, Blair offered to resign and the president said he would accept, sources told ABC News.

Multiple administration sources tell ABC News that Blair’s tenure internally has been a rocky one.

On the heels of a number of intelligence failures involving the Fort Hood shooter, failed Christmas Day bomber Umar Farouq Abdulmuttalab, and questions about failed Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, it was no longer clear that Blair -- tasked with coordinating the 16 intelligence agencies and ensuring that they cooperate and share information – still had the full and complete confidence of the presiden

So what do you Cavers think? Why? Andy Sterns new job?

[Doc]

Were Obama really as smart as he thinks he is, or reasonably adept at national security issues, which he isn't......he would give Condi Rice a call.........

We all know that ain't gonna happen.....

doc

[thundley4]

Were Obama really as smart as he thinks he is, or reasonably adept at national security issues, which he isn't......he would give Condi Rice a call.........

We all know that ain't gonna happen.....

doc

That would drive the DUmmies insane.  Never mind that, they already are, but it would ruin their lives. Wait, you can't ruin something that sucks. Aw hell, the DUmmies wouldn't like it.