Here's what Missouri Senator Kit Bond, member of the Select Committee on Intelligence, had to say earlier [1] about CIA nominee Gen. Michael Hayden:
General Hayden is more than qualified for the position of CIA Director. The job of CIA Director is to track down and stop terrorists. That’s exactly what Gen. Hayden has been doing. His exemplary military background and his recent assignment running America’s ‘early warning’ terrorist surveillance system are clear strengths that only highlight the critical intelligence experience that Gen. Hayden brings to the CIA. I look forward to the confirmation process, but see no evidence that Gen. Hayden is anything but highly-qualified for the position.
In the wake of the big NSA call-tracking story and Hayden's likely involvement [2], here's what Senator Bond has had to say so far:
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We're waiting, Senator. Still a Hayden backer?