The first rule when you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.

so, by extension, when you find that you've spun yourself into the ground, the first rule is to stop spinning... unfortunately, the nyt seems to feel the need to support the initial bogus spin from anonymous "senior administration officials" with yet more spin...

Porter J. Goss, who was forced to resign Friday, was seen as an obstacle to an effort by John D. Negroponte, the director of national intelligence, to focus the agency on its core mission of fighting terrorism and stealing secrets abroad. General Hayden, who will be nominated to the post on Monday, is currently Mr. Negroponte's deputy, and he is regarded as an enthusiastic champion of the agency's adoption of that narrower role.

have i mentioned lately just how sick and tired i am of being lied to...?

at least the nyt has the courtesy to refer to what may well be the REAL reason behind goss' resignation, albeit obliquely...

Kyle Foggo, a longtime agency officer whom Mr. Goss elevated to the agency's No. 3 job, plans to resign in the coming days, a senior intelligence official said Saturday.

Mr. Foggo is a longtime friend of Brent R. Wilkes, one of the military contractors mentioned in the indictment of Randy Cunningham, a former Republican congressman from California. Mr. Foggo's ties to Mr. Wilkes have been investigated by the C.I.A.'s inspector general.

but not without restating the same bullshit...

The clashes over the agency's priorities were among the reasons that Mr. Goss finally lost the support of Mr. Negroponte and the White House, the officials said.

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