Goss In Over His Head

Hardly a suprise considering that Porter Goss was never qualified to head the CIA. Just another "Yes sir, Mr. Bush" floundering in his new position. Still, intriguing that even he knows this and outright says so. His first move to rid the CIA of truly informed individuals; career professionals that did not becon to W's call but chose to express their voices of wisdom. And now, they are gone and we have Goss lost in space floundering. Overwhelmed by the reality of a job that he is unprepared for, Goss should be let go at the end of his 90 day probation (fictional in relation to him but very real to most US workers, of course he had health benefits day 1 on his job, a rarity these days for the average worker). Yes, we should all feel more secure with this leader (chuckle) who just this week was comforted by W that he (Goss) would still have a hotline to the White House undermining John Negroponte's new position (that W never wanted in the first place). Let's guess Goss's 90 day overall fictional evaluation, is it?
A) Does not meet the requirements of the job and is dismissed
B) Does not fully meet the requirements of the job and requires a 30 day follow-up
C) Meets the requirements of the job
D) Exceeds the requirements of the job
Laughable if it were not real time--real life.

THE SOURCE ARTICLE IS:

The CIA Chief Steps Into It... Yet Again
By Mark Hosenball, Newsweek

Monday 14 March 2005 Issue

"The jobs that I'm being asked to do, the five hats that I wear, are too much for this mortal... I'm a little amazed at the workload."—Porter Goss

March 14 issue - Bush critics and veteran intel operatives alike were amazed when CIA Director Porter Goss, in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Library last week, apparently said he found his job overwhelming. The embarrassing report only reinforced the belief among some intel professionals that Goss's tenure has been troubled. The controversy erupted after the Associated Press quoted Goss as saying, "The jobs that I'm being asked to do, the five hats that I wear, are too much for this mortal... I'm a little amazed at the workload." Goss also reportedly said there was such "ambiguity" in the intel-reform bill that he didn't know what his official relationship was supposed to be with John Negroponte, the newly named director of National Intelligence.

Intel officials initially said the CIA chief's lecture was supposed to be closed to the media and that the emcee who introduced him told the audience that Goss's remarks should be treated accordingly. But Joanne Drake, chief of staff of the Reagan Library Foundation, told NEWSWEEK that while the media were not explicitly invited and recording equipment was banned, the speech was publicly announced. She said anyone, including journalists, who bought a $45 ticket was welcome to attend. Drake and an intel official acknowledged the emcee never explicitly declared the session off the record.

Intel officials said Goss was aware the media were not absolutely banned from the luncheon. The officials said Goss nonetheless tried to use self-deprecation and folksy anecdotes to explain to a lay audience how full his plate really is. "This was a humorous way of saying the job has grown larger than any one person," said Jennifer Millerwise, a CIA spokeswoman. Millerwise said the AP misconstrued Goss when it paraphrased him saying he was "overwhelmed" by the many roles he had to play. "The remarks were taken out of context. They were spoken in the context of championing the new structure of the intelligence community," she said. Intel officials note that until Negroponte takes over such tasks as coordinating the work of all intel agencies and briefing the president daily, these jobs are being handled by Goss. Goss also has to supervise CIA analysis and espionage operations and carry out Bush's orders to increase the CIA's corps of expert spies and analysts by 50 percent. Officials argue that this makes Goss, at least until Negroponte comes onboard, the most powerful --and busiest-- director in CIA history. Not all intel sources were convinced by Goss's explanations. Some critics said the comments only validated Washington chatter that Goss is dismayed that his CIA schedule is nothing like the one he had as a congressman, when he could go to his Florida district on Thursday night and not return to the capital until Tuesday morning. An intel official maintained that Goss is "energized daily by the challenges of his job."