I'll admit...

To knowing very little about Porter Goss, the Florida congressman who was tapped today to run the CIA. What I've seen and read today, however, like his stances on the issues, show that he's just another partisan mimic, a Republican who wants nothing more than to keep Republicans in power. See Digby for this telling quote about the Valerie Plame case:

"I would say there's a much larger dose of partisan politics going on right now than there is worry about national security... Somebody sends me a blue dress and some DNA, I'll have an investigation," Goss said.

Nice guy. Looks like the CIA agents he'll employ better read this, because their Director won't have their back. Interesting to see what The New Republic had to say about Goss before the nomination:

Bottom line: If Bush is looking to pick a protracted political fight--and it wouldn't be the first time--Porter Goss is his man.