Senator Ron doesn't get it

My Democratic Senator appeared on CNN's The Situation Room today and (apparently) said this about General Hayden, Bush's nominee to replace Porter "Poker and hookers" Goss at the CIA:

I have substantial questions about the nominee's credibility. ...

It's possible to fight terrorism ferociously and still protect privacy. [General Hayden] has talked at length with the Intelligence Committee about privacy, but earlier this year he became the Bush Administration point man for warrantless surveillance. ...

We need somebody independent of the Pentagon; somebody to tell the truth to the President. We don't need any more of this 'slam dunk' syndrome. Your viewers will remember it was George Tenet who said the invasion of Iraq was a 'slam dunk'.

I'm going to find and read a full transcript of the interview. You know Ronnie's on the Senate Intelligence Committee, right?

But, c'mon... does he really think that Bush is going to appoint anyone who will "tell the truth" to the President? People who tell the truth to Bush get demoted or fired, not promoted.