We’re hearing what others are hearing: that almost certainly if
Gen. Michael Hayden survives confirmation that his deputy will be
former CIA deputy director Stephen Kappes.
Kappes resigned rather than deal with the Porter Goss’s
deputies, particularly Dusty Foggo, who resigned earlier today.
If not Kappes, then the White House will turn to other
longstanding CIA hands who have left recently. You get the picture.
Why is Kappes high on the list? His ties to the human intelligence
networks the CIA had been building up over the past four years.
BTW: This Foggo story will not be going away any time soon, but
Democrats should be very careful where they tread. This one may be
the story that turns the public opinion tide on them.