Obama Can’t Pick An Intelligence Chief Because Left-Wing Blogs Won’t Let Him
Apparently Obama is having some problems filling the intelligence post in his administration, and the reason is because he’s being pressured by the far-left liberal base in the blogosphere.
President-elect Barack Obama has shown almost perfect pitch in crafting his new administration, aptly choosing old hands instead of fresh faces and bringing in the experience he lacks.
But there is one glaring void. Obama has yet to name key intelligence officials to manage the war against terrorism.
And one of the central reasons he hasn’t come forward with a pick for one of the top jobs is because he’s running into pressure from an unexpected source—left-wing bloggers.
John Brennan, Obama’s chief intelligence adviser and anticipated CIA chief, was recently forced to withdraw his name. There was no drumbeat of opposition to Brennan from the front pages or on cable. Rather, the pick was torpedoed by the blogosphere.
“Apparently there is a lot of pressure on the Obama team from a blog saying that Brennan couldn’t be made the director of the CIA because he was involved in torture and renditions, which he wasn’t,” said Mark Lowenthal, former assistant CIA director.
If Obama is letting the pea-brains in the left-wing blogosphere push him around he’s in some serious trouble, because their demands for leadership in this country - particularly on issues military and intelligence related - are unreasonable. Those liberals don’t want someone to run American intelligence and keep this country safe. They want someone to shut down our intelligence operations and apologize to other countries for daring to promote and protect our security interests in the world.
