Intelligence Director

I heard on NPR that bush (note the little "b") has suddenly taken an interest to the 9/11 panel's recommendations. But he doesn't want to create a cabinet-level position. Meanwhile, Kerry wants to create a cabinet post and, it was also mentioned, implement a high degree of executive control over the department. Color me suspicious but the fact that both candidates are "skull and bones" members, it worries me when we talk about executive control for ANYTHING.

That said, I would strongly support a cabinet-level position. Have the director (or secretary) be accountable at the highest level. Furthermore, make it a position that MUST be approved by the Senate! By making this a cabinet post, we can at least try to ensure some sort of approval process, to (hopefully) prevent dubya from annointing...I mean appointing...another divine Ashcroft to the glowing eye of scrutiny over our most private lives.