I couldn't get a job with the CIA today - I am not qualified...

I do not believe Tenet had not resigned or indicated to that yet at this point. Goss was doing exactly what he should have done. Tenets job was secure at this point, if it wasnt Goss wasnt going to reveal that.

 

He doesn't need language skills, he's not the one in the field. It's a damn shame he doesn't know how to use a computer, but he can learn. What worries me is that while on the intelligence committe, he didn't seem to care when a CIA operative's cover was blown and didn't think it should have been investigated. On the Daily Show, they had a quote where he jokes "somebody sends me a blue dress and some DNA, I'll have an investigation..."

 

Did it really matter who Bush appointed to this position in Michael Moore's eyes? Moore will spout off his half-truths and lines taken out of context attacking whoever it is. Moore is a professional complainer and distraction. He also needs to drop about 100 lbs.

 

Because his weight has something to do with his opinions.

Reminds me of that political cartoon released after Farenheit 9/11 came out.

Reporter: So what do you think of Michael Moore's politics?
Random Person 1: Fat!
Random Person 2: Overweight!
Random Person 3: Unkempt!

I may have typed the wrong adjectives (I'm almost certain I did), but you get the point.

 

He has been involved with the CIA for many years. He is clearly not a newcomer to working with the agency.

I know that Goss made the comments about himself, but without the benefit of the rest of the transcript you can't tell me that Michael Moore could not have taken his comments out of context.

Hell maybe these comments were just part of his act to dupe Moore and his merry band of liberal whiners.

 

Hey I'm just trying to help the guy by pointing out that he needs to drop about some lb's. You could probably get milk from his man boobs.

 

I dunno. I respect a man who knows his limitations and is unafraid to criticize himself.

He may not have been the best person for the job, but you would hope he would be humble when approaching his duties.

 

He isn't being nominated to be a field agent, he is going to be the director. The skill sets are entirely different. I think someone who has extensive experience both in the CIA and in administration would be the ideal choice for director of the CIA. This is just Moore trying to be funny, and takig a jab at the president.

 

Moore didn't say he was unqualified. Goss himself did.

Yes, the skill sets for field work and administrative work are different. But it seems a logical choice for the person who will essentially oversee American security would be someone who has actually been in the field.

Of course, Bush dodged war and later sent others to fight, so field experience isn't very important to this administration anyway.

 

Now this does concern me. If this is true, then I need no other reason to oppose his nomination, as should any Republicans or Democrats. If he can be that flippant about some Administration idiot blowing the cover of a CIA operative, then he has no business running the Agency.

 

Bingo. We have a winner.

 

Goss said he was unqualified to be a field agent now, and Moore is making the jump to him being unqualified to be the director. As for Goss, he used to be in the CIA, so he does fulfil what you think the logical choice would be.

 

I've gotta agree with StupidMoniker on this point.

 

I think he'd have difficulty running the organization if he's not in touch with what's going on below him. One of the fundamental tenets (no pun intended) of management is that those higher up need to have a good understanding of what's going at a lower level in order to effectively run their organization.

 

I am sure he has a good big picture idea of what it is that field agents are doing, having been a field agent himself. On the other hand, one of my worst bosses was doing the same job that I was (test engineer) while my other boss at the same company was not an engineer at all (background in business, I think) and was much better. Managers do not need to be qualified to do the jobs of everyone beneath them, they just need to have a pretty good idea what they are doing, and know very well how the skills of their workers fit into the organization.