Bonehead Of The Day

If this is the case…

A CIA spokesman is sharply downplaying Director Leon Panetta ‘s recent comments that appear to question whether former Vice President Dick Cheney is hoping for another terrorist attack against the United States.

“The Director does not believe the former Vice President wants an attack,”"He did not say that. He was simply expressing his profound disagreement with the assertion that President Obama’s security policies have made our country less safe. Nor did he question anyone’s motives.” CIA spokesman Paul Gimigliano said in a statement to CNN.

Now I don’t want to appear like I’m saying the CIA is intentionally misleading, but Panetta was quoted saying Vice President Cheney “smells some blood in the water on the national security issue” and added,

It’s almost, a little bit, gallows politics. When you read behind it, it’s almost as if he’s wishing that this country would be attacked again, in order to make his point.
— Leon Panetta, New Yorker interview with ultra-lib Jane Mayer

Obviously, Panetta assumed the left would be doing cartwheels, showing him with praise for standing up to Dick Cheney. but with all due respect Director Panetta, that’s not your job. Your job is to lead the premiere agency tasked with keeping our nation safe; not just the president’s approval ratings.