A lot of the things that we've been able to do in the last several years were Democratic ideas, including the structure for this new director of national intelligence. |
a management team in place that can help achieve objectives. |
And I choose to be an optimist. |
Anyone who came in when he did would have had a steep hill to climb, in part because change can be difficult, |
As of yesterday, the report was still 'working its way' up the chain of command to senior Pentagon leaders, ... This is highly disturbing and raises questions about how seriously the administration and the White House were taking these allegations. |
At the same time as we clearly condemn actions of violence by groups in Palestinian against Israel. |
But as I often say, terrorists won't check our party registration before they blow us up. |
couldn't get the secretary of defense to stop his opposition, which has been ongoing for months and which emboldened some of these House folks to dig in. |
Counterterrorism Analysis and Collection: The Requirement for Imagination and Creativity. |
dangerous and highly skilled people who intend major harm to America. |
Goss must persuade the public that he has dealt fairly with his agency's past mistakes |
has made real progress under difficult circumstances. |
He came in with lots of baggage. . . . No one would have been surprised had he not been a star. But he dispelled all of that very quickly. |
He's a likable fellow who has helped restore some bipartisanship to the committee. |
Hundreds of years of leadership and experience has walked out the door in the last year, ... and more senior people are making critical career decisions as we speak. |