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Drew Bulson, CA — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:23:15 GMT

Lets go waterboarding!!!

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Anna Molly — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:24:35 GMT

I like the Senate's sense of humor. Tie both hands behind his back and tickle him with specious arguments until he gives up.

Kind of ironic, don't you think?

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Eric, Salinas, CA — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:27:48 GMT

The most important thing that Panetta will bring to the CIA is a moral compass, something that has been missing the past 8 years. No insider can bring the moral compass that's needed to bring the agency in compliance with international law. We don't need no stinking torture or illegal renditions as they don't work except to increase the number of our enemies, but then that was the point the past 8 years isn't it?

Send Tyrants Bush and Cheney to Gitmo!

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Smokey T. Bear — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:00:02 GMT

>> The most important thing that Panetta will bring to the CIA is a moral compass, <<

Maybe if Panetta also brings a tent, a coleman stove, and a hatchet, he can take us camping!

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Diane from Illinois — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:06:45 GMT

From a previous post

You live in Illinois, and you're whining about politicians putting their friends ahead of their country? Too funny.

Steve Lake, PA
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Obviously you've missed the point completely. This doesn't surprise me since you must be Republican. The Republicans turned their heads on regulation for the banks and ruined the economy; the Republicans voted to spend billions of dollars in Iraq rather than here in America, because, that, afterall, would be socialism; the Republicans closed their eyes when Cheney ordered people to be tortured;the Republicans SAY one thing and then do the exact opposite, so "Country First" is a lie, merely a slogan. So how does this have anything to do with a corrupt governor in my state? BTW - Grow up.

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Pacheck, Huntington Beach, Ca. — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:27:51 GMT

We now have an agency staffed by goons that employ torture, inprison people in the name of freedom, warrentless wire-tap, fabricate false information. Leon Panetta is a top level professional administrator with a history of trust and honesty. The congresspeople who now pretend to judge him are whores who have sold themselves to the bush administration so many times the word "treason" rolls off the tongue with little effort. It's time to stand up and get this wonderful country back on track.

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Joe Sepeda,Early,Texas — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:57:42 GMT

What's wrong with someone qualified from the "outside" being CIA chief? Sometimes fresh eyes are needed to see the tree in the forest. America has the best spy business in the world, all it needs is a good, tough but fair, manager.

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Palomino — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:59:51 GMT

Panetta is that duck on the Aflac commercial.

He quacks me up, speaking of Panetta. The duck actually knows more about Homeland Security than Panetta. We ALL do.

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eagle1776 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:08:57 GMT

Basically I believe Panetta was a good choice but that DiFi got miffed because she wasn't consulted. Now that she is warmed up to the selection after the profuse apologizing done by the Obama team he should have little trouble being confirmed.