] If we lived in a primitive age, the ground at Langley
] would be laid waste and salted, and there would be heads
] on spikes. As it is, the answer to the C.I.A.
] insubordination is not just to move a few boxes on the
] office flow chart.

So, the "tabloid" version of the story is that Bush is clearing people out of the CIA who disagree with him. I have a hard time believing its true, but it really seems to be the case, at least on some level.

[ Yeah, i memed a NY Daily News article about this earlier, but with the caveat that it had yet to gain credibility... I don't know that the NYT echo helps much, but it's something. Most Bush supporters believe he's, if nothing else, genuine and upright... my history makes it clear that I'm not at all convinced, partly from general cynicism about political figures in general and partly from my interpretations of the past 4 years worth of actions. So this doesn't come as a surprise to me, particularly. -k]

The New York Times - Op-Ed Columnist: The C.I.A. Versus Bush