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Originally posted by Roguish Lawyer
The question is who will, not who should, right?
I'd say Giuliani.
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The Administration does not appear to have the stomach for a contentious confirmation battle before the election. Senate Democrats will also try to use the hearings to revisit the message they tried with the 9/11 Commission (which seems to be "damned if you do, damned if you don't" regarding everything from profiling to preemption). I expect a non-controversial low-key professional intelligence type promoted from within. Someone like John McLaughlin (the one that doesn't yell at Mort Kondracke and Freddie "the Beetle" Barnes). I also expect that "damned if you do, damned if you don't" will apply and no matter how "non-controversial", SenDems will try to turn it ugly. The alternative is to appoint an interim director and wait until after the election to send someone for confirmation.