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especially in light of Feinstein and Rockefeller getting in a huff and casual_observer's astute observation that as Chief of Staff, Panetta was presumably exposed to intelligence briefings of the highest order. It also goes without saying that if Obama had to go this far afield to avoid the taint of torture complicity, then we might even hold out some hope for punishment of the guilty parties.
I had been rooting for Jami Miscik because there's evidence to suggest that the reason she's no longer with CIA is that she dared to say "no" to Cheney, just as Johnsen is being celebrated because she is claiming to have the courage to say "no" to Obama if the situation calls for it. Maybe Panetta will put Miscik at an upper level position and we can all be happy...
