Mr Negro goes to Washington

Sorry for the delay but I've been having problems with the computer. I have been seriously glued to my tv watching the Jon Bolton confirmation hearings. For those that don't know, Mr. Bolton is up for Ambasadorship to the UN. While he probably get the job, it has been interesting to see how it all plays out. Looking at the hearings and that of Amb. John Negroponte'; I started to think about the nature of working for the government. I hold the cynical view that if shit hits the fan it'll always end up on the ones closest to it; or in the case of the US Intelligence community any with the lower pay grade. It always amazes me to see people who are supposed to fall on their swords ask for the stand in. Take the event of 9-11, in the aftermath many of the victim's families wanted someone to be held accountable and punished for the event. They pushed and got the 9/11 commitee and they made their recomendations. Bush created the position of Nat'l Intell Director, but many still feel the need for someone to be responsible. As much as I sympathize, there isn't any one person responsible, there isn't one group of people that can be seperated as the main cause of this failure. 9/11 was one of those not if but when scenarioes; one where there was smoke but not much fire. Intelligence is a tricky game where you can try to aply the business model but it won't work.