Just up and quit?
No “wants to spend more time with the family”?

Something stinks.

Major turd coming down the Intelligence Highway.

He’s already spent many enjoyable hours fondling himself while watching torture videos.

That’s old hat now.

Time to make some more cheese off of the military/prison/propaganda complex.

-G

I doubt if this has much bearing on things at all but the Papa Booz fiscal year starts 1 April, so maybe he wants to get back in prior to the “new year.”

But as far as that goes, wasn’t Booz bought last year ago by Carlyle?

Maybe he was encouraged to quit. Now.

Good FUCKING RIDDANCE. May we see he and his sorry ilk in The Hague!!

but the existing DNI, retired Adm. Mike McConnell, has… abruptly quit.

sounds like criminal irresponsability to me

AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND…

Citizen Specer Ackerman and the Firepup Freedom Fighters:

Is this an indication that Arlen Spectator has lost his bid ta extort Holder into cavin in on surveillance and torture? Does McConnell need ta get tucked in and bunkered up inside BAH before the subpeonas start rainin down on all the little fascists?

This ken only be good for the good guys (and gals) so…

KEEP THE FAITH ANS PASS THE AMMUNITION AND DUCK WHEN THE BAD STUFF MEETS THE FAN!!

“I’ve screwed you guys (us) I’m going home”

Fixed it for you!

We learned that DOJ employees can break laws and then quit their jobs. Once no longer employed at DOJ, they are untouchable (apparently). Does the same apply to DNI? Will we now hear about how he broke the law and how there is nothing that can be done about it because he is no longer a federal employee?

Wonder if he’s renewed his passport recently?

I would think that if he gave testimony to congress that could be shown to be false his liability would follow him.

Think so also. Wasn’t E. Abrams tried and convicted some 5 or more years after so?

So does Blair go in as acting? If not that, what happens with that position.

Next highest ranking person becomes acting

The law we are most aware of DoJ folks breaking is the Hatch Act, punishment for which is losing the Gov’t job so once they left the gov’t, there wasn’t a whole lot left to do (unless they can be nabbed for perjury)

Laws surrounding actions by the DNI tend to be taken a tad bit more seriously.

Time for McConnell to go get his ass lawyered up.

Digg

I bet he had an eye-to-eye with the President, was asked a few pointed questions, failed to answer the question, was given a follow-up and wet his pants. Who wouldn’t quit after that?

Related by Spencer on Sept 13, 2007:
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpoi…..004177.php

This is all too revolving door for me. By what ethical standard can we leave government on Monday and start work at a private consulting firm on Tuesday, in the exact same area as one’s government responsibilities? How can that not be a conflict? I know Booz Allen isn’t evil, unlike KBR, Halliburton or Blackwater (or AIG, these days), but stil…

Both he and Hayden (CIA) thought they were going to keep their jobs. WATB McConnell just waited this long to have his little hissy-pissy and walk.

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Oh, and by the way McConnell, we won’t be using the services of private contractors for intelligence any longer. Perhaps you can go consult for the Israelis. Their government could use a little old-fashioned intelligence.

Actually, it’s not that cut and dried. Each agency has a succession plan as to who takes over, and if you are “acting” in a lesser capacity already, you can’t move up the chain.

I’m looking for something more current, but the best I can find right now is a Dec 2005 memo via Steve Clemons that lists the order of succession after the DNI and Principal Deputy DNI:

Sec. 2. Order of Succession.
(a) Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Management;

(b) Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Collection;

(c) Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis;

(d) Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Customer Outcomes;

(e) Chief of Staff, Office of the Director of National Intelligence;

(f) General Counsel, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; and

(g) Chief Information Officer, Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

It’s possible that this may have changed in the last 3 years, but it’s a start.

“Dep Dir of National Intelligence for Customer Outcomes?”

I wonder whether anyone should call up and report: “I have a customer satisfaction problem. The bug on my phone.”

Now that Conyers is sending out subpoenas, makes you wonder if McConnell got scared? Bah hahahahaha! I hope so.

Usually the organizational structure remains the same regardless of who is in the position. If, say, DNI for Management is Acting, DNI for Collection would be next in line.

Hess notes that McConnell’s going back to his pre-DNI job at defense/intelligence/consulting giant Booz Allen Hamilton.

What makes Hess think McConnell ever really left Booz? McConnell is, was, and has always been a shill for intelligence contractors and the Bush Administration, in that order.

Here’s the current staffing at ODNI, and a couple of things hit me right off the bat.

(1) Note that the PDDNI is acting, and his permanent title is Director for Intelligence Staff. Thus, it is my understanding that his place in any succession would be based on his permanent title, not his acting one.

(2) Note the different job titles up and down the line. Obviously, there’s been some kind of reorganization since Steve Clemons posted that Dec 2005 memo, and so figuring out exactly which job in 2009 corresponds to that 2005 list is a bit tough.

(3) Given 1 & 2, I’d guess that the DDNI for Policy, Plans, and Requirements is the closest analog to DDNI for Management, which would put David Shedd as Acting DNI if they tried to keep close to that same order of succession after reorganizing.

Lots of if’s in all that, but that’s what we’ve got right now.

Isn’t McConnell working on naturalizing the new found citizens at Gitmo, Ellis Island of GWOT??? That’s what Steve King told me.

OOOooooo! Knut I like this.

What question do you think he was asked? Maybe, “Do you have copies of the watrerboarding video? ‘ cause we do.

I suspect Obama could generate measurable improvements in our national security by putting Booze Allen on a list of contractors prohibited from doing business with the US Government and state entities receiving federal funding. Otherwise, the same people will be collecting, collating analyzing our data under Obama as did it under Bush.

If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got: poor value for money and a private sector pipeline overstuffed with taxpayer funds and personal data.

” WASHINGTON — Eric Holder, President Barack Obama’s nominee for attorney general, won the backing of his toughest critic, Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, virtually assuring that he will be approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee at a vote scheduled for Wednesday “

http://online.wsj.com/article/…..lenews_wsj

Note that there’s no Deputy Director for Intelligence for Customer Incomes…..

wait, that’s probably the DDI for Collections.

If the Federal Government prohibited the use of not just BAH, but SAIC and KBR (among many), it would both improve intelligence and reduce the number of failed projects the Feds experience.

I think a big cut will be coming to the military budget by being smart with the dollar. That’s why Obama hired the line by line person.