WaPo's Ignatius Praises Panetta: He Can 'Fend Off Critics', Omits Pane

Kerry Picket
January 7th, 2009 3:38 PM
President-elect Barack Obama is bringing back yet another Clinton retread. While many question former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta as the best choice to head up the CIA, due to his lack of experience in the world of intelligence, the Washington Post's David Ignatius has nothing but praise for Obama's pick.(my emphasis throughout:) Here's the message, according to Obama's…