Reply #42: Former CIA director says-

[Rose Siding]

"This is the worst appointment that's ever been made to the office of director of central intelligence because that's an office that needs to be kept above partisan politics." -- Retired Adm., Stansfield Turner, director of the CIA in the Carter administration.

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-goss-quote-box,0,120037.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

more responses:
* "He's a fine man and the fact that he's a Republican congressman doesn't bother me. I would find it very hard to support any nominee who did not endorse the 9/11 commission recommendations on intelligence... The focal point of this nomination is not who he is, but these recommendations." -- Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.
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* "I'm disappointed by the president's choice of Congressman Goss to be the new Director of Central Intelligence. Given the critical need for major reforms to improve both the development and use of intelligence, this position should be filled by a nonpartisan individual of unquestioned independence. I have serious concerns about whether Congressman Goss meets that standard, especially given the appearance of partisanship. However, as with all nominations, I will withhold final judgment pending confirmation hearings."_ Sen. Jon Corzine, D-N.J.