Senate GOP plans for Goss’s CIA confirmation

[Nambe]

The Hill

Senate Republican leaders plan to move ahead with the confirmation of Rep. Porter Goss (R-Fla.) as CIA director as early as next week, despite lingering concerns that a confirmation could deflate congressional efforts to pass intelligence reform.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) said yesterday he plans to have Goss confirmed during the week of Sept. 20. The senator said he expects the Senate to finish work on the homeland security appropriations bill by the middle of next week and then move directly to Goss’s confirmation. The Senate began work on the appropriations bill yesterday.

Frist said “it makes no sense” to delay the confirmation since Goss “ultimately … will be confirmed.” ..

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said she was “very concerned” about Goss’s confirmation and its impact on intelligence reform legislation. ..

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[MasonJar]

1. At least he will no longer be in the House.

[AlCzervik]

3. It would be better for the world if he stayed in the house

or better yet, just went away. Goss is one of Cheney's toadies.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

5. Thank God.... He's my Congressman.

Knowing this area - we'll find someone just as bad, however.

[MrBenchley]

2. Stick it to them, Dianne!!!

The last thing we need is a partisan hack like Goss in that position.

[leesa]

4. ah.... Heinrich Himmler's successor.

The, oh so worthless Feinstein is always soooo concerned but she doesn't do or say jack-shit to stop it. Anything for Israel.

[whalerider55]

6. y' lost me here...

worthless?
"sooo concerned" about what?
doesn't do or say jack-shit to stop it? what it?
anything for israel?

as someone who worked directly with her office on consumer issues, she's OK in my book.

illuminate me here. i thought she was on our side.
and is the himmler analogy supposed to mean goss or feinstein?

whalerider55