Comments on: Rumors Surface That Leon Panetta is Resigning

By: antisocial

antisocial — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:56:50 +0000

I don’t think that will happen. Leon Panetta does not have it in him to stand up to The One.

By: Richard Mullins

Richard Mullins — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:40:00 +0000

so for right now, he’s honorable. We should come back to question a few months after resigning.

By: antisocial

antisocial — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:35:56 +0000

Or is he disgusted enough? I don’t think he has that strength in his character.

By: avgamerican

avgamerican — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:15:27 +0000

Eric Holder was a defense attorney for terrorists before he became AG. His agenda is to attack the former Bush Administration. Perhaps Leon Panetta realizes this and has to his credit drawn a line in the sand in the name of national security and the greater good.

By: student

student — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:26:34 +0000

I will be amazed if Panetta has the integrity and courage to stand up to this evil, stupid and radical action by Obama and his stooge Holder but I wll be impressed if he does. Using the legal power of the administration to try to persecute people you have policy differences with brought down the Athenian democracy (trial of Alcebiades), the Roman Republic (charges against Julius Caesar) and innumerable modern third world and some larger democracies. Following this the Republicans can conduct show trials against the Democrats for their economic crimes and corruption. Tit for tat. Holder is playing with fire. Obama launched this effort to distract attention from his absurd healthcare and cap and trade policies – red meat for the uber-lefts to distract them from his failure to nationalize the healthcare system. If Panetta acts with courage – as Elliott Richardson did – he can win in 2012.

By: lthurwitz

lthurwitz — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:12:51 +0000

I think the CIA needs to do some house cleaning. Their have been abuses that have made us less safe and there are allot of career CIA who would love to see some of the bad eggs fired and possibly prosecuted. I think Panetta is going to be right there with the broom.

By: Steph C

Steph C — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:05:40 +0000

I’m just a little leery of it because of the timing among other things and I’d rather be alert than lulled into complacency on this or any other thing.

By: JLenardDetroit

JLenardDetroit — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:57:55 +0000

perhaps it’s time for all those files on Bill Ayers et al actual connections to Obama and the other Obamunists in the Administration get leaked! There are known/admitted Communists in this admin, it’s time their antics at undermining America come out in full.

By: Ausonius

Ausonius — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:54:53 +0000

I briefly had my toe in the CIA decades ago, and can verify that they have all kinds of domestic connections – for very good and obvious reasons!!! – all the way down to local post offices!

They know all sorts of things domestically: the odds that Panetta has found out certain big things internationally to change his mind about the War On Terror are good.

But from what I could tell, he would have to be more of a long-term head to glean anything of interest (i.e. a “secret”) on a domestic politician.

And the CIA is not free of liberals: recall that they were occasionally sabotaging W. Bush during his 8 years with various leaks. And their information has been off target!

Of course, who knows? Even CIA liberals have their limits: perhaps NObama has pushed too far this time.

By: Kowalski

Kowalski — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:51:23 +0000

The Obama Administration begins its churn before it is even filled out. More reason for Americans to understand that it was a mistake to elect him in the first place.

By: Erick Brockway

Erick Brockway — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:46:04 +0000

But the blow it would cause at Langley might not be worth it.
Imagine working at CIA. The thought had to cross your mind to just give up and leave after about January 20.
Then you saw a fighter take over the Agency, and you thought “Maybe I’ll stick around, see if he’s for real.”
Now months later he pulls the plug in protest; do you stay or go?
Pull the ripcord, baby! Go deal with industrial espionage at twice the money.
Could be replacing a LOT of good people with stooges here in a few weeks.
“Acorn One, do you copy, over?”
“Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh”

By: ciscoguy

ciscoguy — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:44:45 +0000

and his objections are summarily dismissed, there’s no better way to send a message than for him to quit.

By: gazill

gazill — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:40:15 +0000

he quickly turned his tail and fled….

If I am a CIA interrogator, and I see the head of the CIA resign at mention of the Justice department investigating me, I would feel like someone (else) had just left me out to dry.

By: stixxxnstones

stixxxnstones — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:34:05 +0000

…But here’s the thing:

He’s in charge of all the secrets. Any dirt that can be had, can be found by the CIA in under a week. If a guy wants to ride quietly into the night, AND has you by the political cajones…you let him ride quietly into the night, if he promises not to nuke you.

That’s armor. If he uses it to pre-emptively against his detractors, it’s game on, no holds barred.

By: Erick Brockway

Erick Brockway — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:33:22 +0000

Doubtless Rahm The Ballerina only thinks certain things are important enough to bother da boss about.
Panetta I’m hoping got a wake-up call to reality.

By: Richard Mullins

Richard Mullins — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:28:12 +0000

There is something about the CIA that makes haters into non-haters and Leon Panetta was one of those people that changed. Never got OAD(Obama Association Disease) and learned to be honorable.

By: ciscoguy

ciscoguy — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:22:21 +0000

They want to prosecute his agents and tie his hands on how he can collect intel, yet lay responsibility on him when/if they don’t thwart another attack. I’d quit too.

By: blooch

blooch — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:18:52 +0000

By: Steph C

Steph C — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:17:51 +0000

The decision to investigate and prosecute CIA officials went over like a lead balloon. Panetta’s resignation gives Obama an out to “change” his mind.

Then again, perhaps you’re right and he is an American first.

By: RedBeard

RedBeard — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:17:44 +0000

If he remains quiet, watch as Team Obama marginalizes him via well-crafted and cleverly aliased attacks on his character and his job performance. He needs to speak out and make his case or risk being vilified in absentia.