President Bush nominated Rep. Porter J. Goss (R-Fla.), a CIA officer-turned-politician, as director of central intelligence yesterday [August 10, 2004] and said he would rely on Goss's counsel on the politically volatile issue of intelligence reform in the midst of a presidential campaign.
"He knows the CIA inside and out," Bush said in a Rose Garden announcement yesterday morning. "He's the right man to lead this important agency at this critical moment in our nation's history."
"He's the right man to lead the CIA at this critical moment," Bush said in making the announcement [yesterday] with Hayden at his side in the Oval Office.
Hayden, 61, the No. 2 U.S. intelligence official who directed the National Security Agency until last year, would replace Porter Goss. He was forced to resign Friday amid criticism over his ability to lead the espionage agency in an era of post-September 11 reforms.
(Thanks to John Stewart for noting this echo from the past)
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