Senate confirms Hayden as CIA director

Not surprising, but still depressing and enraging:

General Michael Hayden won confirmation to be the 20th CIA director Friday in a lopsided Senate vote, placing a career Air Force officer in charge of the civilian spy agency that is grappling with intelligence reform at home as well as al Qaeda and other international threats.

I’m guessing that by “intelligence reform,” they mean “making sure that no one ever finds out about illegal spying on citizens.”

The Senate approved Hayden in under three weeks by a vote of 78–15. He is expected to be sworn in next week.

The sooner, the worse.

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